Gigabyte to Megabyte Converter
Gigabyte Definition
The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information, equal to 1,024 megabytes.
History/Origin
The prefix 'giga' is part of the International System of Units (SI).
Current Use
A common unit for modern data storage capacity, such as for RAM and hard drives.
Megabyte Definition
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. One megabyte is equal to 1,024 kilobytes.
History/Origin
The prefix 'mega' is part of the International System of Units (SI) and represents a factor of one million, but in computing it often represents 1,048,576 (1024^2).
Current Use
Commonly used for measuring the size of files, such as photos, documents, and music.