Kilobyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Kilobyte became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.
Measurement system: Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling. SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 KB = 1,000 bit.
Kilobyte facts
- Unit name
- Kilobyte
- Symbol
- KB
- Category
- Data Storage
- Measurement system
- Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
- SI equivalent
- Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 KB = 1,000 bit
- Common uses
- Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer
Definition of the kilobyte
Kilobyte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Measurement system and SI relationship
Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 KB = 1,000 bit
History of the kilobyte
Kilobyte became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.
Where is the kilobyte used?
Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer