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Octet (computing) - Wikipedia

Unit multiples of the octet may be formed with SI prefixes and binary prefixes (power of 2 prefixes) as standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission during 1998.

SI Prefixes

  • 1 kilooctet (ko) = 103 octets = 1000 octets
  • 1 megaoctet (Mo) = 106 octets = 1000 ko = 1000000 octets
  • 1 gigaoctet (Go) = 109 octets = 1000 Mo = 1000000000 octets
  • 1 teraoctet (To) = 1012 octets = 1000 Go = 1000000000000 octets
  • 1 petaoctet (Po) = 1015 octets = 1000 To = 1000000000000000 octets
  • 1 exaoctet (Eo) = 1018 octets = 1000 Po = 1000000000000000000 octets
  • 1 zettaoctet (Zo) = 1021 octets = 1000 Eo = 1000000000000000000000 octets
  • 1 yottaoctet (Yo) = 1024 octets = 1000 Zo = 1000000000000000000000000 octets

Binary Prefixes

  • 1 kibioctet (Kio, also written Ko, as distinct from ko) = 210 octets = 1024 octets
  • 1 mebioctet (Mio) = 220 octets = 1024 Kio = 1048576 octets
  • 1 gibioctet (Gio) = 230 octets = 1024 Mio = 1073741824 octets
  • 1 tebioctet (Tio) = 240 octets = 1024 Gio = 1099511627776 octets
  • 1 pebioctet (Pio) = 250 octets = 1024 Tio = 1125899906842624 octets
  • 1 exbioctet (Eio) = 260 octets = 1024 Pio = 1152921504606846976 octets
  • 1 zebioctet (Zio) = 270 octets = 1024 Eio = 1180591620717411303424 octets
  • 1 yobioctet (Yio) = 280 octets = 1024 Zio = 1208925819614629174706176 octets