Units of data storage can be binary or decimal.
Identify the unit of storage that is equivalent to 1024 gibibytes.
Mark scheme
- C Tebibyte (1)
- The only correct answer is C. The correct answer is tebibyte.
- A is not correct because a gibibyte is 1024 mebibytes
- B is not correct because a mebibyte is 1024 kibibytes
- D is not correct because a terabyte is 1000 gigabytes
Example answers and how they were marked
Full marks1/1
C Tebibyte
Why: Correct: 1024 gibibytes make one tebibyte (1).
No marks0/1
A Gibibyte
Why: Near miss: a gibibyte is 1024 mebibytes, not 1024 gibibytes (0).
No marks0/1
D Terabyte
Why: Typical misconception: uses the decimal terabyte (1000 gigabytes) instead of the binary tebibyte (0).