The term gigabyte refers to

Question

The term gigabyte refers to

1. A. 1024 bytes
2. B. 1024 kilobytes
3. C. 1024 megabytes (Correct answer)
4. D. 1024 GB

Correct Answer

Option C — 1024 megabytes

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 1024 megabytes.

Key Points

• 1 Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes.
• The hierarchy: 1 KB = 1024 bytes → 1 MB = 1024 KB → 1 GB = 1024 MB → 1 TB = 1024 GB.
• This is binary measurement (base-2), where each unit is 2¹⁰ = 1024 times the previous.