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Definition:
A kilobyte is a unit of measure equal to 1,024 bytes, which is about a thousand bytes.
Explanation:
"Kilo" means "thousand." Measuring the number of kilobytes tells you how big a file, a hard drive or your memory capacity is, by counting thousands of bytes.
Sentence:
"My Jupiter drawing is 48 kilobytes."
Notes: Kilobyte is abbreviated as "K" or "KB."
When we talk about a kilobyte, we usually refer to it as a thousand bytes. However, keep in mind that computers use the binary system (not the decimal system) to work with data. Therefore, a kilobyte really refers to 2 to the power of 10 bytes, which is 1,024 bytes. (Remember, 2 to the power of 10 is the same as 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2, which equals 1024.)
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