Frequently Asked Questions
A Petabyte (PB) is a massive unit of digital storage, equal to 1024 Terabytes. It is typically used by large organizations, data centers, cloud providers, and scientific research facilities that handle vast amounts of data.
Compression algorithms reduce file size, meaning more files can fit into a given storage space. Our file estimator uses average uncompressed/standard compressed sizes; highly compressed files would take less space.
Internet speeds are typically measured in Megabits per second (Mbps), while file sizes are in Megabytes (MB). There are 8 bits in 1 byte, so 8 Mbps is roughly equivalent to 1 MBps download speed for file transfer.
No, both SSDs and HDDs store data using bytes, and operating systems interpret their capacities based on the 1024-byte standard. The apparent difference comes from how manufacturers market the capacity (1000-based).
Cold storage refers to a cloud storage class designed for infrequently accessed data. It offers very low storage costs but typically has higher retrieval costs and longer retrieval times compared to standard or hot storage.
Higher resolutions like 4K contain significantly more pixels than 1080p, and thus require much more data to store each frame, leading to much larger file sizes for the same duration of video.
A bit is the smallest unit of digital information, representing a binary value (0 or 1). A byte is a group of 8 bits and is the fundamental unit for storing characters, numbers, and other data.
