Lesson 36: Units of Storage

What is Storage?

Storage refers to the ability of a computer to hold data, programs, or both, either temporarily or permanently.

Units of Measuring Storage

• Bit (binary digit): 0 or 1
• Byte: 8 bits
• Kilobyte (KB): 1024 bytes
• Megabyte (MB): 1024 kilobytes
• Gigabyte (GB): 1024 megabytes
• Terabyte (TB): 1024 gigabytes