Difference between revisions of "Gigabyte"
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Gigabyte is commonly abbreviated as GB. Not to be confused with Gb, used for [[gigabits]]. | Gigabyte is commonly abbreviated as GB. Not to be confused with Gb, used for [[gigabits]]. | ||
| − | At 鶹Ƶ, students are allowed 1GB of data storage on their [[home directory]] | + | At 鶹Ƶ, students are allowed 1GB of data storage on their [[home directory]] and allowed 500MB, which is a half of a gigabyte, for their e-mail. |
== External link == | == External link == | ||
Revision as of 08:15, 25 March 2010
A gigabyte or GB is a unit of information or computer storage equal to approximately one billion bytes or 1000 megabytes.
Gigabyte is commonly abbreviated as GB. Not to be confused with Gb, used for gigabits.
At 鶹Ƶ, students are allowed 1GB of data storage on their home directory and allowed 500MB, which is a half of a gigabyte, for their e-mail.