Self-Study 12 (J277) 1.2 Units of data storage

What is a bit also known as?

• A binary digit

• A byte

• A nibble

• A kilobyte

How many bits are in a byte?

• 4

• 1024

• 8

• 16

What is the correct sequence of data capacity units from smallest to largest?

• Peta, Tera, Giga, Mega, Kilo

• Mega, Kilo, Giga, Tera, Peta

• Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera, Peta

• Giga, Tera, Peta, Kilo, Mega

How many bytes are in a kilobyte?

• 2048

• 1000 or 1024

• 512

• 100

What does a single byte typically store?

• A single sentence

• A single word

• A single character

• A single paragraph

How many bytes are there in a megabyte?

• 1000

• 1000000

• 1024

• 1048576

What is the difference between KB and Kb?

• KB is kilobits, Kb is kilobytes

• KB is kilobytes, Kb is kilobits

• KB is kilobases, Kb is kilobars

• There is no difference

How many megabytes are in a 500GB SSD?

• 500000

• 50000

• 500

• 5000

What is required to store more complex types of data?

• More bytes

• A single bit

• A combination of bits

• A single byte

What is the base number system of the binary system?

• Base-8

• Base-16

• Base-10

• Base-2