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Think of it as unit used for describing your storage device's capacity. Only, this is much bigger than a Gigabyte like you'll all over. That part done with, how about some questions?

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1.

How would you describe an exabyte?
- A.
  
  5 million terabytes
- B.
  
  15 million terabytes
- C.
  
  1 million terabytes
- D.
  
  2 million terabytes
Correct Answer
C. 1 million terabytes

Explanation
An exabyte is a unit of digital information that is equivalent to 1 million terabytes. It represents a massive amount of data storage, capable of holding an immense volume of information. This unit is often used in the context of big data, scientific research, and large-scale data storage systems.

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2.

How many petabytes is an exabyte?
- A.
  
  100
- B.
  
  500
- C.
  
  1000
- D.
  
  1500
Correct Answer
C. 1000

Explanation
An exabyte is equal to 1000 petabytes.

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3.

Moving on, how many gigabytes is one exabyte?
- A.
  
  50 million gigabytes
- B.
  
  200 million gigabytes
- C.
  
  500 million gigabytes
- D.
  
  1 billion gigabytes
Correct Answer
D. 1 billion gigabytes

Explanation
One exabyte is equal to 1 billion gigabytes. This is because the prefix "exa-" represents 10^18, and the prefix "giga-" represents 10^9. Therefore, when converting from exabytes to gigabytes, we multiply by 10^9, resulting in 1 billion gigabytes.

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4.

How would you represent an exabyte?
- A.
  
  Eb
- B.
  
  Eb
- C.
  
  EB
- D.
  
  EB
Correct Answer
D. EB

Explanation
The correct answer is "EB" which stands for exabyte. An exabyte is a unit of digital information storage that is equal to 1 billion gigabytes or 1 quintillion bytes. The "E" in "EB" represents the prefix "exa-" which denotes a factor of 10^18. Therefore, "EB" is the appropriate representation for an exabyte.

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5.

How many exabyte is equal to one zettabyte?
- A.
  
  2000 exabytes
- B.
  
  1500 exabytes
- C.
  
  1000 exabytes
- D.
  
  500 exabytes
Correct Answer
C. 1000 exabytes

Explanation
One zettabyte is equal to 1000 exabytes.

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6.

16 exbibytes is equal to what?
- A.
  
  18 exabyte
- B.
  
  16 exabyte
- C.
  
  14 exabyte
- D.
  
  12 exabyte
Correct Answer
A. 18 exabyte

Explanation
An exbibyte (EiB) is a unit of digital information storage equal to 2^60 bytes. On the other hand, an exabyte (EB) is a unit of digital information storage equal to 10^18 bytes. Since 16 exbibytes is a larger unit than an exabyte, it cannot be equal to 18 exabyte. Therefore, the correct answer is 16 exabyte.

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7.

In 1986, how many exabytes could be stored?
- A.
  
  1 exabyte
- B.
  
  1.5 exabyte
- C.
  
  2.6 exabyte
- D.
  
  3.8 exabyte
Correct Answer
C. 2.6 exabyte

Explanation
In 1986, the amount of data that could be stored was 2.6 exabytes.

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8.

What was the world's capacity to get information through one-way broadcasts in 1986?
- A.
  
  163 exabytes
- B.
  
  349 exabytes
- C.
  
  432 exabytes
- D.
  
  567 exabytes
Correct Answer
C. 432 exabytes

Explanation
In 1986, the world had a capacity to get information through one-way broadcasts of 432 exabytes.

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9.

In 1986, what was our capacity in exchanging two-way telecommunicating network?
- A.
  
  0.145
- B.
  
  0.281
- C.
  
  0.456
- D.
  
  0.347
Correct Answer
B. 0.281
10.

When did the global monthly internet traffic pass one exabyte?
- A.
  
  2003
- B.
  
  2004
- C.
  
  2005
- D.
  
  2006
Correct Answer
B. 2004

Explanation
The global monthly internet traffic passed one exabyte in 2004. This means that in that year, the total amount of data transmitted over the internet worldwide exceeded one exabyte, which is equal to one billion gigabytes. This milestone highlights the rapid growth and increasing importance of the internet as a communication and information-sharing platform during that time.

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