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| − | A '''gigabyte''' ('''GB''') is an [[wikipedia: International System of Units|International System of Units]] (SI) unit of digital information storage equal to 1000 [[megabytes]]. This unit is part of {{iec|80000-13|IEC 80000-13}} (International System of Quantities) which requires this unit to always equal 1000 megabytes. A closely related unit, [[gibibyte]], is used to represent 1024 mebibytes. | + | A '''gigabyte''' ('''GB'''), derived from ''[[wikipedia:giga-|giga]]-byte'', is an [[wikipedia: International System of Units|International System of Units]] (SI) unit of digital information storage equal to 1000 [[megabytes]]. This unit is part of {{iec|80000-13|IEC 80000-13}} (International System of Quantities) which requires this unit to always equal 1000 megabytes. A closely related unit, [[gibibyte]], is used to represent 1024 mebibytes. |
:<math>1 \text{ GB} = 1000 \text{ MB} = 10^{9} \text{ bytes} = 1,000,000,000 \text{ bytes} = 8,000,000,000 \text{ bits}</math> | :<math>1 \text{ GB} = 1000 \text{ MB} = 10^{9} \text{ bytes} = 1,000,000,000 \text{ bytes} = 8,000,000,000 \text{ bits}</math> | ||
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A gigabyte (GB), derived from giga-byte, is an International System of Units (SI) unit of digital information storage equal to 1000 megabytes. This unit is part of IEC 80000-13 (International System of Quantities) which requires this unit to always equal 1000 megabytes. A closely related unit, gibibyte, is used to represent 1024 mebibytes.