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Byte

 Today, a Byte is 8 bits.


 1 character, e.g. "a", is one byte.
Kilobyte (KB)

 A Kilobyte is 1,024 bytes.


 2 or 3 paragraphs of text.
Megabyte (MB)

 A Megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes or 1,024


Kilobytes
 4 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
Gigabyte (GB)

 A Gigabyte is 1,073,741,824 (230) bytes. 1,024


Megabytes, or 1,048,576 Kilobytes.
 4,473 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
 341 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size)
 256 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file
size)
Terabyte (TB)

 A Terabyte is 1,099,511,627,776 (240) bytes, 1,024


Gigabytes, or 1,048,576 Megabytes.
 4,581,298 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
 349,525 digital pictures (with 3MB average file
size)
 262,144 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file
size)
 1,613 650MB CDs
 233 4.38GB DVDs
Petabyte (PB)

 A Petabyte is 1,125,899,906,842,624 (250) bytes, 1,024


Terabytes, 1,048,576 Gigabytes, or 1,073,741,824
Megabytes.
 4,691,249,611 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)
 357,913,941 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size)
 268,435,456 MP3 audio files (with 4MB average file
size)
 1,651,910 650MB CDs
 239,400 4.38GB DVDs
Beyond that:

 Exabyte
 Zettabyte
 Yottabyte

But we don’t need to worry about those just


now…
Processor

 The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is one of


your PC's most important components. It
handles all instructions it receives from
hardware and software running on the
computer.
Graphics Cards

 The GPU (graphics processing unit) is


responsible for everything you see on your
display, and is especially important for people
who like to play games or watch videos.
Memory

 RAM (Random-access memory) is a form of


computer data storage which stores frequently
used program instructions to increase the
general speed of a system.
Hard Drive

 Even a basic full-size PC should offer at least


500GB of hard drive space. Compact PCs,
however, tend to start at the low end with
capacities of around 160GB. At the upper end
of the performance spectrum, high
performance PCs may offer space for 5TB of
storage
Operating System

 An operating system (OS) is software that


manages computer hardware and software
resources and provides common services for
computer programs. The operating system is
an essential component of the system software
in a computer system.
 2.0 GHz Intel Core i3 Processor
 4 GB RAM
 500 GB Hard Drive
 Windows 8 or Windows 10
 DVD-R/RW
 120 GB Backup Storage
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