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Mhz, Megabyte (MB), Gigabyte, (GB), Bit, and Byte

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.
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.
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.
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".
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.