Gigabyte

GB

Commonly Used Scientific Unit

The gigabyte is the standard unit for measuring modern computer storage and memory, representing 1,024 megabytes.

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Gigabyte (GB)

The gigabyte is the standard unit for measuring modern computer storage and memory, representing 1,024 megabytes.

Characteristics

  • Symbol: GB (binary) or gB (decimal)
  • 1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes (binary)
  • 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes (decimal)
  • Standard storage measurement

Applications

  • Hard drive capacity
  • SSD storage size
  • RAM memory amounts
  • USB drive capacity
  • Cloud storage plans
  • Movie and video files
  • Video game sizes

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