Saturday, July 7
My Qualm With The Terabyte
A terabyte is 1,000 GB. So why isn't it called "kilobyte" or "kirabyte"? With a little online research I've found that "tera" comes from the greek root which means "monster." And we all must agree - 1,000 GB is kind of like a little monster. But I still think the 1,000 GB should be rocked with the standardized "kilo" root.
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"Did you know that a terabyte is 10^12 bytes of storage? The highest metric unit of storage is called a "yottabyte" and is 10^24 bytes." - Snapple Cap.
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