Bytes, Kilobytes and Megabytes

Computer bytes conversion tool for understanding different units of digital storage including decimal and binary systems

Bytes, Kilobytes and Megabytes

Computer bytes and their conversions.

Key Facts

  • 1 byte = 8 bits
  • 8 bits computers move 1 byte
  • 16 bits computers move 2 bytes
  • 32 bits computers move 4 bytes
  • 64 bits computers move 8 bytes
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Results

Kilobytes (Decimal)-- kB
Kilobytes (Binary)-- KiB
Megabytes (Decimal)-- MB
Megabytes (Binary)-- MiB
Gigabytes (Decimal)-- GB
Gigabytes (Binary)-- GiB
Terabytes (Decimal)-- TB
Terabytes (Binary)-- TiB
UnitDecimal (Base 10)Binary (Base 2)BytesAbbreviation
Kilobyte10^32^101 024kB / KiB
Megabyte10^62^201 048 576MB / MiB
Gigabyte10^92^301 073 741 824GB / GiB
Terabyte10^122^401 099 511 627 776TB / TiB
Petabyte10^152^501 125 899 906 842 620PB / PiB