Arrange the following storage units in ascending order, from the smallest to…
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Arrange the following storage units in ascending order, from the smallest to the largest. Use the codes given below:
(a) Kilobyte
(b) Byte
(c) Megabyte
(d) Terabyte
(e) Gigabyte
(f) Bit
Answer: C. (f), (b), (a), (c), (e), (d) — ConceptDigital storage units form a hierarchy. A bit is one binary digit, while a byte is a group of 8 bits. The prefixes kilo, mega, giga, and tera represent…
- A.
(f), (b), (a), (c), (d), (e)
- B.
(f), (b), (a), (d), (e), (c)
- C.
(f), (b), (a), (c), (e), (d)
- D.
(f), (b), (a), (d), (c), (e)
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Correct answer: C
Concept
Digital storage units form a hierarchy. A bit is one binary digit, while a byte is a group of 8 bits.
The prefixes kilo, mega, giga, and tera represent successively larger scales. Whether a context uses decimal multiples or the conventional binary-related values taught in basic computing, their relative order is unchanged.
Application
Start with the bit, the smallest unit in the list.
A byte contains 8 bits, so byte follows bit.
Kilobyte follows byte because the kilo-prefixed unit represents a larger scale than an unprefixed byte.
Megabyte follows kilobyte because mega represents the next larger scale after kilo.
Gigabyte follows megabyte because giga represents the next larger scale after mega.
Terabyte follows gigabyte because tera represents the largest scale among the listed prefixes.
Cross-check
Moving from left to right, every term represents a larger storage capacity than the preceding term.
Result: bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte.