Briefly explain exabyte

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Briefly explain exabyte

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EXABYTE

  • Exabyte is the large unit of data storage.
  • According to the ISU (International System of Units) 
  • Exa refers to the multiplication by the sixth power of 1000 (10^18)
  • The symbol of exabyte is EB.
  • 1 Exabyte = 1 quintillion bytes
  • In decimal, 1 exabyte is a billion gigabyte.

 

  • 1 byte(B) equal to 8 bits(b)
  • 1 kilobyte KB equal to 1,024 bytes
  • 1 megabyte (MB) equal to 1,024 KB
  • 1 gigabyte (GB) equal to 1,024 MB
  • 1 terabyte (TB) equal to 1,024 GB
  • 1 petabyte ( equal to 1,024 TB
  • 1 exabyte  equal to 1,024 PB
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