A TeraByte is equivalent
to 1024 GigaBytes,
1,048,576 MegaBytes,
1,073,741,824 KiloBytes,
1,099,511,627,776 Bytes or
8,796,093,022,208 Bits
in
the basic form of digital information storage, being
composed of '0's or '1's in any combination.
On a CD or DVD the Bits are represented by 'pits' and 'grounds' (the normal flat
metallic surface of the disc without any holes burnt or punched out of it) with
a transition between a pit and ground being a 1 and a continuous spell within
a pit or a ground being a 0.
On a tape or had
disc the same principle to a CD applies, but the
pits and grooves are represented magnetically.
As a rough guide,
you can fit 4.7 GigaBytes of information on a full
size (12cm) DVD and 0.7 GigaBytes of information
on a standard (12cm) CD.
There are 8 Bits
in a Byte,
1024 Bytes in a Kilobyte (KB),
1024 KiloBytes in a MegaByte (MB),
1024 MegaBytes in a GigaByte (GB)
and 1024 GigaBytes in a TeraByte (TB).
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and DVD production FAQs.
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