Memory Size and Type
Table 1.
Memory Size and Bit Rate
Symbol
Description
KB
kilobyte (2
10
B = 1024B)
MB
megabyte (2
20
B = 1024 KB)
GB
gigabyte (2
30
B = 1024 MB)
b
bit (binary ‘
0
’ or ‘
1
’)
B
byte (8 bits)
1 kbit/s
1,000 bit/s rate
1 Mbit/s
1,000,000 bit/s rate
1 Gbit/s
1,000,000,000 bit/s rate
word
16-bit
Parent topic:
Conventions