Question
Which of the following is the smallest storage unit?
- A. Petabyte
- B. Terabyte
- C. Kilobyte Correct
- D. Megabyte
Explanation
Storage units grow by a factor of about 1,000 (or 1,024) at each step: kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte. Of the options, the kilobyte is the smallest. A megabyte is about 1,000 kilobytes, and terabytes and petabytes are much larger still.