a byte is 8 binary digits long or 8 bit
a nibble is 4 binary digits or 4 bits
a bit is the smallest form of binary number
a kilobyte is 1024 bytes
a megabyte is 1024 kilobytes
a gigabyte is 1024 megabytes
a terabyte is 1024 gigabytes
a petabyte is 1024 terabytes
an Exabyte is 1024 petabytes