Main Rules:

• From Big to Small > Multiply *

• From Small to Big > Divide / …

Frequency – Hz > Processor unit

Unit Equivalent
Hertz (Hz) 1 Hz Difference is 10^3 Hz

Kilohertz (kHz) 10^3 Hz

Megahertz (MHz) 10^6 Hz
Difference is 10^6 Hz
Gigahertz (GHz) 10^9 Hz
Terahertz (THz) 10^12 Hz
Storage Size – Byte > RAM, Hard disk unit
Unit Equivalent
Bits (b) = 1 bit 2^-3 = 0.125 B
*8
Nibble = 4bits =0.5 B 2^-1 = 0.5 B
*2 Difference is 2^10 B
Byte (B) = 8 bits = 2Nibbles 2^0 = 1 B

Kilobyte (KB) 2^10 = 1024 B

Megabyte (MB) 2^20 = 1024 KB
Difference is 2^20 B
Gigabyte (GB) 2^30 = 1024 MB
Terabyte (TB) 2^40 = 1024 GB
Time – s
Unit Equivalent
Difference is 10^3 s
Seconds (s) 1s

Milliseconds (ms) 10^ -3 s

Microseconds (µs) 10^ -6 s
Difference is 10^6 s
Nanoseconds (ns) 10^ -9 s
Picoseconds (ps) 10^ -12 s
 Bandwidth bps > per second
Unit Equivalent
Bits per sec (bps) Basic unit Difference is 10^3 bps

Kilobits per sec (kbps) 10^3 bps

Megabits per sec (Mbps) 10^6 bps
Difference is 10^6 bps
Gigabits per sec (Gbps) 10^9 bps
Terabits per sec (Tbps) 10^12 bps
Length
Unit Equivalent
Millimeter (mm) 1 mm = 10^-3 m

Centimeter (cm) 1 cm = 10^-2m = 10mm

Decimeter (dm) 1 dc = 10^-1
* 10
/ 10 Meter (m) 1 m = 100 cm
Decameter (dam) 1 dam = 10 m
Hectometer (hm) 1 hm = 10^2m
Kilometer (km) 1km = 10^3m = 10^5
cm
Speed
Unit Equivalent
centimeter per sec cm/s

Feet per sec f.p.s or ft. per sec

Meter per sec m/s
Meter per hour m/h
Kilometer per hour Km/h
Mile per hour mph
Image Resolution
Difference is 10^3 p
Pixel (p) 1p
Kilo pixel (Kp) 10^3 p
Difference is 10^6 p
Mega pixel (Mp) 10^6 p
Giga pixel (Gp) 10^9 p