UNIT OF STORAGE IN COMPUTER AND CONVERSION (JS2) NOTE
UNIT OF STORAGE IN COMPUTER DEFINITION, UNIT OF STORAGE IN ORDER AND CONVERSION/CALCULATION Definition of Computer Units of Storage Units of storage in a computer are the denominators used to quantify the volume of data or instructions in a computer or on a storage media. Data can be stored in the computer through several methods using varying electronic components. Some of these components include Hard disk, Compact disk, Flash drive, Floppy disk, Random Access Memory (RAM), etc. Units of Storage in a Computer Some units of storage in the computer include: (i) Bit (b): Bits is an acronym that stands for B inary dig ITS . It is the Smallest Unit of data on a binary computer. A single bit consists of 0 (zero) or 1 (one). (ii) Nibble (nybble, nyble, or nybl): A nibble is a collection of four bits. (iii) Bytes (B): A byte consists of eight bits. It is the smallest item that can be individually accessed by a program. (iv) Kilobyte (KB): A Kilobyte consis...