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Little Known Technology Facts

Let's make a collection of "technology facts" that are less known and are good for general knowledge.
You can add anything related to technology companies, websites, hardware/software, web etc.

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  • Ankita Katdare
    Ankita Katdare
    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
  • silverscorpion
    silverscorpion
    ^^ you may want to be more clear...

    1 kiloByte is either 1000 bytes or 1024 (2^10) bytes, depending on the specification followed.

    Kilobyte

    Similarly, 1 MB is 1024 kB or 1000 kB, and so on. Depends on whether you use SI unit or IEC spec.
  • Ankita Katdare
    Ankita Katdare
    silverscorpion
    Similarly, 1 MB is 1024 kB or 1000 kB, and so on. Depends on whether you use SI unit or IEC spec.
    Yes. I am aware of the fact.
  • Ankita Katdare
    Ankita Katdare
    The technology contained in a single game boy unit in 2000 exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969
  • Ankita Katdare
    Ankita Katdare
    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.

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