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| What does Mhz mean? Mhz is an abbreviation for megahertz which is the equivalent of 1 million cycles per minute and is used to measure a CPU's speed. |
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| What does megabyte stand for? A megabyte is a common measurement of computer storage equaling 1,048,576 bytes and often referred to as a meg. |
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| What is a gigabyte? A gigabyte is approximately 1 billion bytes or 1,000 megabytes. This term is often used when measuring the capacity of hard drives or other storage devices. |
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| What is a bit? A bit is the short term for a binary number which is the smallest unit of computer storage. A bit is a single digit of a binary number, either 1 or 0, often called "on" or "off". |
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| What is a byte? A byte is equal to either seven or eight bits, depending upon whether it requires an extra bit used for error correction, called a parity bit. A byte is sufficient for storing a single character of information, such as a letter or number. |
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