Which sequence lists data size units in ascending order from smallest to largest?

Which sequence lists data size units in ascending order from smallest to largest?

• A. Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte
• B. Kilobyte, Byte, Megabyte, Gigabyte
• C. Kilobyte, Megabyte, Byte, Gigabyte
• D. Byte, Megabyte, Kilobyte, Gigabyte

Answer: (A)

Data size increases by powers of 1024 in common computer usage. A byte is the basic unit, a kilobyte is 1024 bytes, a megabyte is 1024 kilobytes, and a gigabyte is 1024 megabytes. So the smallest to largest order is Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte. The other sequences mix these sizes in a way that doesn’t follow the increasing 1024x pattern.

Data size increases by powers of 1024 in common computer usage. A byte is the basic unit, a kilobyte is 1024 bytes, a megabyte is 1024 kilobytes, and a gigabyte is 1024 megabytes. So the smallest to largest order is Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte. The other sequences mix these sizes in a way that doesn’t follow the increasing 1024x pattern.