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How many bytes equal to a Gigabyte?

How many bytes equal to a Gigabyte? Correct Answer 2<sup>30 </sup>bytes

The correct answer is 230 bytes.

  • The Gigabyte is the multiple of the unit byte for digital information.
  • One Gigabyte denotes or equals to 1073741824 (1024)3 or 230 bytes.

Key Points

  • In the International System of Units (SI), the prefix Giga means 109.
  • The unit symbol for the gigabyte is GB.
  • Hard disk capacities as described and marketed by the drive manufacturers using the standard metric definition of the gigabyte.

Additional Information

  • A byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of 8 bits.
  • The bit is the smallest unit of measurement used to quantify computer data. It contains a single binary value of 0 or 1.

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