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STORAGE
• The most basic unit of digital storage is the byte.
• A byte is 8 bit and is the smallest unit of measure
(UOM) used to represent data storage capacity.
• When referring to storage space, we use the terms
bytes (B), kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB),
gigabytes (GB), and terabytes (TB).
• One kilobyte is a little ore than one thousand bytes,
specifically 1,024
• A megabyte represents more than a million bytes or
1,048,576
• A gigabyte is 1,073,741,824 bytes
• A terabytes is 1,099,511,627,776
• The exact number is gained by taking 2^n power
• When something is represented digitally, the
greater the detail, the greater the number of bits
needed to represent.
• A low-resolution picture from digital camera will use
around 360KB, and a high-resolution picture could
use 2 MB or more.
• Kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes are
typically used to measure the size of a storage
device.
• CDs have a data storage of approximately 700MB.
• DVDs have a data storage capacity of
approximately 4.3GB on a single-layer disc, and
approximately 8.5 GB on a dual-layer disc.
• BDs have a storage capacity of 25GB on a single-
layer disc, and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.
• Once we know the size of a file or folder, it is
possible to determine the number of bytes being
used.
• Ifa 20 KB file is stored in a 1MB folder (1
MB=1,048,576 bytes of space); then
approximately a total of 51 files can be stored in
that folder (1,048,576/20,480=51.2).
For example:
A file is 20 KB in size
1 KB=1,024 bytes
20*1,024=20,480 bytes in a 20 KB file.
Solve the following:
1. If a 60KB file is stored in a 5 MB
folder, then approximately how many
files can be stored in that folder.?