gigabyte

Also see gigabit, megabyte, terabyte, and exabyte.

Read more about gigabyte: - 'How many bytes for...' is a fascinating guide to storage requirements and capacities for real-world examples. - SearchStorage.com explains more storage capacities in the handy table, 'Kilo, mega, giga, tera, peta, and all that.'

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