kilobyte
Small file unit
A kilobyte is a unit of digital information, roughly a thousand bytes.
In computing contexts, it often means exactly 1,024 bytes (2¹⁰), while in storage marketing it typically means 1,000 bytes.
The discrepancy matters less as file sizes have grown—most files people encounter are measured in megabytes or gigabytes.
Abbreviated KB or kB.
Mind's retention capacity
- RAMTemporary data storage hardware
- diskFlat circular object
- driveOperate a vehicle
- harddriveMagnetic data storage device
SSD · HDD · flashdrive · microSD · USB · floppy · diskette · CD-ROM
Largest standard storage measure
- bitSmall amount or portion
- nibbleSmall, tentative bite
- octetGroup of precisely eight
- wordLinguistic meaning unit
block · sector · cluster · page · frame · packet · binary · KB
memory
Mind's retention capacity
harddrive · SSD · HDD · flashdrive · microSD · USB · floppy · diskette · CD-ROM · DVD
yottabyte
Largest standard storage measure
word · block · sector · cluster · page · frame · packet · binary · KB · MB
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- uploadTransfer data outward
bitrate · stream · packet · latency · compression · modem · dial-up · broadband · filesize · attachment
computer
Electronic calculating device
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- CPUMain computing chip
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
ROM · EPROM · microchip · hardware · software · executable · driver · BIOS · allocation
- computer termsbit, binary, cursor, click, code
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- tech termsinternet, code, emoji, wireless, email
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- data storagehard drive, hard drives, backup, flash drives, SSDs
- computing unitsbit, yottabyte, nibble, word, qubit