Difference between revisions of "Terabyte - trilobite"
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A '''terabyte''' is a unit of data storage which, at time of writing, is just coming into use. It is formed from the [[SI prefix]] "tera-", and is 1000 gigabytes (or sometimes 1024: see the Wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix binary prefixes ]). | A '''terabyte''' is a unit of data storage which, at time of writing, is just coming into use. It is formed from the [[SI prefix]] "tera-", and is 1000 gigabytes (or sometimes 1024: see the Wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix binary prefixes ]). | ||
| − | A '''trilobite''' is completely different: it is a now extinct animal, known only in fossil form. ( | + | A '''trilobite''' is completely different: it is a now extinct animal, known only in fossil form. (Trilobites often look like woodlice.) (Again, see the Wikipedia article on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobite trilobite] for more.) |
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 26 July 2007
A terabyte is a unit of data storage which, at time of writing, is just coming into use. It is formed from the SI prefix "tera-", and is 1000 gigabytes (or sometimes 1024: see the Wikipedia article on binary prefixes ).
A trilobite is completely different: it is a now extinct animal, known only in fossil form. (Trilobites often look like woodlice.) (Again, see the Wikipedia article on the trilobite for more.)
