Understand what a terabyte is, what the difference is between it and the gigabyte, and how the unit of measurement fits into our daily lives
Understanding what a terabyte is is fundamental in the world of information technology, since this unit of measurement is present in many things in our daily lives, being part of computers, cell phones, tablets, video games and much more. If you have no idea what this term means, the Canaltech explains it to you.
What does terabyte mean?
Also known by the acronym TB, the terabyte is a unit of measurement that equals 1,048,576 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 kilobytes. The term is used in the world of technology to measure data storage capacity on devices such as HD (hard drives), memories SSD and space inside cloud storage (Google Drive, OneDrive and similar).
A terabyte can also be considered a good size that can accommodate a significant amount of information. To give you an idea, just a “measly” TB is capable of storing around 200 high definition movies and around 250 thousand MP3 songs (these numbers may vary depending on the size of the files).
Furthermore, when talking about electronic games, it can be said that a terabyte offers a lot of space to install heavy games. Proof of this is the standardization of these dimensions in storage space for powerful consoles like the Xbox Series and the PlayStation 5.
Check out a binary-based table below that compares units of measurement in values ​​that vary in bytes and bits. This way you will have a clearer idea of ​​the difference between them:
| Unit | Value in bytes | Value in bits |
| bite | 0.125 | 1 |
| Byte | 1 | 8 |
| Kilobytes (KB) | 1,024 | 8,192 |
| Megabytes (MB) | 1,048,576 | 8,388,608 |
| Gigabytes (GB) | 1,073,741,824 | 8,589,934,592 |
| Terabytes (TB) | 1,099,511,627,776 | 8.796.093.022.208 |
| Petabytes (PB) | 1,125,899,906,842,624 | 9.007.199.254.740.992 |
| Exabyte (EB) | 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 | 9.223.372.036.854.775.808 |
| Zettabyte (ZB) | 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 | 9,444,732,965,739,290,427,392 |
| Yottabyte (YB) | 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 | 9.671.406.556.917.033.397.649.408 |
Terabytes x gigabytes
Terabyte and gigabyte (GB) are terms that tend to create some confusion for those who are not accustomed to technology, but it is good to know that the main distinction between these units of measurement is the storage capacity of each: a terabyte “weighs” more than one gigabyte. To be more precise, one TB equals 1,024 GB.
Therefore, one is not “better” than the other. For size reasons, TB is mostly used in larger storage systems, while GB is in “smaller” devices, such as pendrives and memory sticks. RAM.
Continue to delve deeper into the topic: find out what is a megabyte AND what is the difference between bits and bytes.
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