Byte Facts

Ever wonder what comes next after gigabyte or terabyte?

1 bit = .125 byte
1 nibble = 4 bits or .5 byte
1 byte = 1 byte or 8 bits
1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes
1 megabyte = 1048576 bytes
1 gigabyte = 1073741,824 bytes
1 terabyte = 1099511627776 bytes
1 petabyte = 1125899906842624 bytes
1 exabyte = 1152921504606846976 bytes
1 zettabyte = 1180591620717411303424 bytes
1 yottabyte = 1208925819614629174706176 bytes
1 xonabyte = 1237940039285380274899124224 bytes
1 wekabyte = 1267650600228229401496703205376 bytes
1 vundabyte = 1298074214633706907132624082305024 bytes


Some interesting facts about what these various-sized bytes can store:

* 1 bit: a binary decision
* 1 byte: a character
* 5 Megabytes: The complete works of Shakespeare
* 2 Gigabytes: 20 meters of shelved books
* 10 Terabytes: The printed collection of the US Library of Congress
* 200 Petabytes: All printed material
* 5 Exabytes: All words ever spoken by human beings