Computer Data Storage and Memory Converter

Show Diagram Flow

                 bit
                  |
                nibble
                  |
                 byte (B)
                  |
        -------------------------
        |                       |
     Binary                  Decimal
      (Base 1024)             (Base 1000)
        |                       |
       KiB                      KB
       MiB                      MB
       GiB                      GB
       TiB                      TB
       PiB                      PB
       EiB                      EB
       ZiB                      ZB
       YiB                      YB
                               RB
                               QB

Understanding Units:
bit = smallest unit • nibble = 4 bits • byte (B) = 8 bits
Binary (IEC) uses 1024 steps (KiB, MiB, GiB...) • Decimal (SI) uses 1000 steps (KB, MB, GB...)

Base Unit

Unit	Value

Binary Units (IEC / 1024)

Unit	Value

Decimal Units (SI / 1000)

Unit	Value

History and Recognition

This page describes the history, recognition, and standards related to computer data storage units:

Bit: Smallest unit of information, introduced in the 1940s.
Nibble: 4 bits, used for hexadecimal representation.
Byte (B): 8 bits, standard unit for storage.
Binary Units (IEC): Introduced by IEC in 1998, multiples of 1024 (KiB, MiB, etc.).
Decimal Units (SI): Standardized by ISO/IEC, multiples of 1000 (KB, MB, etc.).

📌 Base Storage Units (foundational, not grouped)

Unit	Description	Relationship
bit	Smallest unit	0 or 1
nibble	4 bits	half a byte
byte (B)	8 bits	base unit used to calculate others

📌 Decimal (SI) Units — start at KB

Unit	Meaning	Power
KB	Kilobyte	1000¹ B
MB	Megabyte	1000² B
GB	Gigabyte	1000³ B
TB	Terabyte	1000⁴ B
PB	Petabyte	1000⁵ B
EB	Exabyte	1000⁶ B
ZB	Zettabyte	1000⁷ B
YB	Yottabyte	1000⁸ B
RB	Ronnabyte	1000⁹ B
QB	Quettabyte	1000¹⁰ B

📌 Binary (IEC) Units — start at KiB

Unit	Meaning	Power
KiB	Kibibyte	1024¹ B
MiB	Mebibyte	1024² B
GiB	Gibibyte	1024³ B
TiB	Tebibyte	1024⁴ B
PiB	Pebibyte	1024⁵ B
EiB	Exbibyte	1024⁶ B
ZiB	Zebibyte	1024⁷ B
YiB	Yobibyte	1024⁸ B

Memory Table

Binary (IEC)	Meaning	Decimal (SI)	Meaning
KiB	Kibibyte	KB	kilobyte
MiB	Mebibyte	MB	Megabyte
GiB	Gibibyte	GB	Gigabyte
TiB	Tebibyte	TB	Terabyte

References:

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