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In metric terminology, the various major prefixes denote multiples of 1,000, so that:
1 terabyte = 1,000 gigabyte = 1,000,000 megabyte = ... = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes
Words above "million" have different meanings depending on which country you're in. There is the "short scale" where each word is 1,000 times the previous, and the "long scale", where each word is 1,000,000 times the previous.
So in short scale (most English-speaking countries), a terabyte would be written out as "1 trillion bytes". In long scale (many other countries), it would be written out as "1 billion bytes".
The reason we use standard prefixes like "tera-" instead of "billion" is so that the meaning is unambiguous in any language. (Although kilobyte and megabyte are sometimes used incorrectly to refer to multiples of 1024, terabyte never is. Terabyte always means 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.)
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What is the prefix meaning trillion?
Tera as in a terabyte = a trillion bytes.
What is bigger terabyte or gigabyte?
Terabyte is bigger. A Gigabyte is a billion (milliard to our UK friends) bytes. A Terabyte is a thousand of those, a million million bytes. I hope this answers your question.
What is a terror bite for a PC?
A terabyte is roughly one trillion bytes (240 = 1099511627776 bytes).
What is a billion kilobytes?
im not sure billion kilobytes is a trillion bytes
What is a teratbite?
I believe you mean terabyte, and it is a measure of data equal to about 1 trillion bytes or 1,000 gigabytes.
Is there such a thing as a trillibyte on a computer?
In terms of "Bytes," we use different nomenclature than your standard descriptors of money, for example. You might have a thousand dollars, but a thousand bytes are a kilobyte. A thousand kilobytes is a Megabyte (or the equivalent to a million bytes.) A billion bytes is a Gigabyte. A trillion bytes is a Terabyte. Google search "metric Prefixes" to keep going.
How many mega bytes in a tERABYTE?
there is 1000000 mega bytes in a terabyte
How big is a terabyte?
A terabyte is 1 trillion bytes (1,000,000,000,000 bytes) Decimal system: 1000 Megabytes (MB) = 1 Gigabyte (GB) 1000 Gigabyte (GB) = 1 Terabyte (TB) Binary system: 1024 GB = 1 TB A terabyte or TB, is equal to 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. However, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) defines a TB equal to 1012, or 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.
What is terabyte?
A terabyte is one trillion bytes (1012 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes) in current standard usage. 1 terabyte (TB) = 1,000 gigabytes (GB) = 1,000,000 megabytes (MB) (There is a similar unit, the terabinary byte, or "tebibyte", which is 240 or 10244 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. However, this unit is never actually used, as hard drives are the only things that can hold this much, and they are always measured in powers of 10.)
What is a terabyte?
A terabyte is one trillion bytes (1012 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes) in current standard usage. 1 terabyte (TB) = 1,000 gigabytes (GB) = 1,000,000 megabytes (MB) (There is a similar unit, the terabinary byte, or "tebibyte", which is 240 or 10244 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. However, this unit is never actually used, as hard drives are the only things that can hold this much, and they are always measured in powers of 10.)
How many kilo bytes in 1 tera byte?
Using the denary system, it takes 1,000,000,000 KB to make 1 TB.
How many bits are in a terabyte?
1 Terabyte equals 1099511627776 Bytes
