Units of Information (AQA GCSE Computer Science): Flashcards
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Electronic switches in computers
Electronic switches in computers
Transistors
Number system using 1 and 0
Number system using 1 and 0
Binary system
Smallest unit of information (symbol: b)
Smallest unit of information (symbol: b)
Bit (single binary digit)
8 bits grouped (symbol: B)
8 bits grouped (symbol: B)
Byte
Number of bits in 1 byte
Number of bits in 1 byte
8 bits
4 bits grouped together
4 bits grouped together
Nibble (half a byte)
Conversion factor between storage units
Conversion factor between storage units
1000
bytes equals
bytes equals
1 kilobyte (KB)
KB equals
KB equals
1 megabyte (MB)
MB equals
MB equals
1 gigabyte (GB)
Converting to larger units (e.g., bytes to KB)
Converting to larger units (e.g., bytes to KB)
Divide by 1000
Converting to smaller units (e.g., MB to bytes)
Converting to smaller units (e.g., MB to bytes)
Multiply by 1000