Computer data storage unit conversion
- non-SI quantity

›› Non-SI quantity: computer data storage

This category of measurement units is defined by the "computer data storage" type, which is a non-SI quantity.

›› Main unit: byte

The primary unit for computer data storage is the byte.

›› Definition: Byte

A byte is the basic unit of measurement of information storage in computer science. In many computer architectures it is a unit of memory addressing, consisting of 8 bits. Since computer memory comes in base two rather than 10, a large portion of the software and computer industry use binary estimates of the SI-prefixed quantities, while producers of computer storage devices prefer the SI values. This is why a computer hard drive advertised with a "100 GB" decimal storage capacity actually contains no more than 93 GB of 8-bit (power of 2) addressable storage.

›› Computer data storage units

bit
byte
exabyte
gibibit
gibibyte
gigabit
gigabyte
kibibit
kibibyte
kilobit
kilobyte
mebibit
mebibyte
megabit
megabyte
nibble
petabyte
terabyte

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