Comp Chap 7
  1. is approximately one billion bytes.
Verified Answer
A. (a) Kilobyte
B. (b) Bit
C. (c) Gigabyte
D. (d) Megabyte
E. (e) None of these

Explanation:

To identify the unit that is approximately one billion bytes, we refer to the standard definitions of digital storage units: - $\text{Kilobyte (KB)}$ is approximately $10^3$ bytes (or $2^{10} = 1024$ bytes). - $\text{Megabyte (MB)}$ is approximately $10^6$ bytes (or $2^{20} = 1,048,576$ bytes). - $\text{Gigabyte (GB)}$ is approximately $10^9$ bytes (or $2^{30} = 1,073,741,824$ bytes). \nOption (c) Gigabyte: This is the correct answer. A Gigabyte (GB) is defined as approximately one billion bytes. More precisely, in the decimal system, $1 \text{ GB} = 10^9 \text{ bytes}$. In the binary system, which is commonly used in computing, $1 \text{ GB} = 2^{30} \text{ bytes} = 1,073,741,824 \text{ bytes}$, which is very close to one billion. \nOption (a) Kilobyte: A Kilobyte (KB) is approximately one thousand bytes ($10^3$ bytes or $2^{10}$ bytes), which is significantly smaller than one billion bytes. \nOption (b) Bit: A bit is the smallest unit of data, representing a single binary digit ($0$ or $1$). It is far too small to be approximately one billion bytes. There are $8$ bits in $1$ byte. \nOption (d) Megabyte: A Megabyte (MB) is approximately one million bytes ($10^6$ bytes or $2^{20}$ bytes), which is still much smaller than one billion bytes. \nOption (e) None of these: This is incorrect as Gigabyte accurately represents approximately one billion bytes.