What is a bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte?


1 bit- it takes 8 bits to create a single character such as the number 2 the letter B, etc.
8 bits = 1 byte (smallest form of computer information)
1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte KB
1,024,000 bytes = 1 megabyte MB
1,073,741,824 bytes = 1 gigabyte GB
1,099,511,627,776 bytes = 1 terabyte TB
1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes = 1 petabyte PB
1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes = 1 exabyte EB