Computer - Memory Units

Memory unit is:

• the amount of data that can be stored in the storage unit.
• that in which storage capacity is expressed in terms of Bytes.

Following are the main memory storage units:

Sr.No.	Unit	Description
1	Bit (Binary Digit)	A binary digit is logical 0 and 1 representing a passive or an active state of a component in an electric circuit.
2	Nibble	A group of 4 bits is called nibble.
3	Byte	A group of 8 bits is called byte. A byte is the smallest unit which can represent a data item or a character.
4	Word	A computer word, like a byte, is a group of fixed number of bits processed as a unit which varies from computer to computer but is fixed for each computer. The length of a computer word is called word-size or word length and it may be as small as 8 bits or may be as long as 96 bits. A computer stores the information in the form of computer words.

Few higher storage units are following

Sr.No.	Unit	Description

1	Kilobyte (KB)	1 KB = 1024 Bytes
2	Megabyte (MB)	1 MB = 1024 KB
3	GigaByte (GB)	1 GB = 1024 MB
4	TeraByte (TB	1 TB = 1024 GB
5	PetaByte (PB)	1 PB = 1024 TB