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... Byte Approximate Abbreviation Size KB 1,024 bytes MB 1 million bytes GB 1 billion bytes TB 1 trillion bytes PB 1,000 terabytes computing term derived from the phrase binary digits . A bit is the smallest unit of data that a digital ...
... Byte Approximate Abbreviation Size KB 1,024 bytes MB 1 million bytes GB 1 billion bytes TB 1 trillion bytes PB 1,000 terabytes computing term derived from the phrase binary digits . A bit is the smallest unit of data that a digital ...
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... byte ( 8 bits ) is assigned to each pixel to represent its color . Finally , in a 16.8 - million - color ( called photo- graphic quality or true color ) image , 3 bytes ( 24 bits ) are used to store the color data for each pixel in the ...
... byte ( 8 bits ) is assigned to each pixel to represent its color . Finally , in a 16.8 - million - color ( called photo- graphic quality or true color ) image , 3 bytes ( 24 bits ) are used to store the color data for each pixel in the ...
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... bytes ; megabytes ( MB ) , millions of bytes ; gigabytes ( GB ) , billions of bytes ; and terabytes ( TB ) , trillions of bytes . Other possibilities are the petabyte ( PB ) , about 1,000 terabytes ; the exabyte ( EB ) , about 1,000 ...
... bytes ; megabytes ( MB ) , millions of bytes ; gigabytes ( GB ) , billions of bytes ; and terabytes ( TB ) , trillions of bytes . Other possibilities are the petabyte ( PB ) , about 1,000 terabytes ; the exabyte ( EB ) , about 1,000 ...
Contents
IN THIS MODULE | 4 |
Guide to Buying a PC R10 | 10 |
Summary 212 | 19 |
Copyright | |
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