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How Big Are Bytes, Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, etc?

Can I have a list of how big each are, in order? And maybe the something that would be that size for each amount? Preferably a list and not a link, please.
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You are better off hitting Google than Microsoft for questions like this.

But this link - http://answerswiki.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/what-are-megabytes-gigabytes-terabytes.html amongst many others you will find has the details and a list.

Processor or Virtual Storage Disk Storage
· 1 Bit = Binary Digit
· 8 Bits = 1 Byte
· 1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte
· 1024 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte
· 1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte
· 1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte
· 1024 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte
· 1024 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte
· 1024 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte
· 1024 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte
· 1024 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte
· 1024 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte
· 1 Bit = Binary Digit
· 8 Bits = 1 Byte
· 1000 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte
· 1000 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte
· 1000 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte
· 1000 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte
· 1000 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte
· 1000 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte
· 1000 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte
· 1000 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte
· 1000 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte
· 1000 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte

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No idea, Google servers maybe? But I doubt you'll need figures like that for home use for a long time yet unless you like storing every film and every bit of music ever made ( and keep backups ) :-)

 http://www.computerworld.com/article/2513110/data-center/scientists-calculate-total-data-stored-to-date--295--exabytes.html

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