5.2 Memory Size and Type

Table 5-2. Memory Size and Bit Rate
SymbolDescription
KBkilobyte (210B = 1024B)
MBmegabyte (220B = 1024 KB)
GBgigabyte (230B = 1024 MB)
bbit (binary ‘0’ or ‘1’)
Bbyte (8 bits)
1 kbit/s1,000 bit/s rate
1 Mbit/s1,000,000 bit/s rate
1 Gbit/s1,000,000,000 bit/s rate
word16-bit