Computer Architecture

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How many bits are in a byte?

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8

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How much information can be stored in a byte?

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1 character (e.g. "A")

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How many bytes are in a kilobyte?

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1,024

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How much information can be stored in a kilobyte?

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About 1 paragraph of text

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How many kilobytes are in a megabyte?

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1,024

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How much information can be stored in 1 megabyte? Options: 1 song, 1 movie, 1 character ("A"), 1 paragraph of text

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1 song

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How many megabytes are in a gigabyte?

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1,024

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How much information can be stored in 1 gigabyte? Options: About 1 book, 1 song, or 1 picture; About 1 million books or photos or 2 years of continuous music; About 1,000 books or photos, or about 16 hours of music; None of the above.

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About 1,000 books or photos, or about 16 hours of music

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How many gigabytes are in a terabyte?

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1,024

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How much information can be stored in a terabyte?

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It is enough space to hold about a million books, photos, or 2 years of continuous music.