Which is bigger a megabite or gigabite?

Answer 1

Kilo come from the Greek meaning 'thousand' and is used to name one of the powers of 10, 10 to the 3rd power, 10^3 or 1,000. Commonly named 'one thousand.'

Mega comes from the Greek meaning 'great' and is used to name one of the factors of 10, 10 to the 6th power, or 10^6. This value is 1,000,000. Commonly named 'one million.'

Giga comes from the Greek meaning 'giant' and is used to name one of the factors of 10, 10 to the 9th power, or 10^9. This value is 1,000,000,000. Commonly named 'one billion.' Having said that, it is easy to see that giga is bigger than mega.

Answer 2

A gigabite is a thousand times larger than a megabite.