Convert Gigabyte to Exabyte (10^18 bytes)
Please provide values below to convert Gigabyte [GB] to Exabyte (10^18 bytes) [EB], or Convert Exabyte (10^18 bytes) to Gigabyte.
How to Convert Gigabyte to Exabyte (10^18 Bytes)
1 GB = 1.073741824e-09 EB
Example: convert 15 GB to EB:
15 GB = 15 × 1.073741824e-09 EB = 1.610612736e-08 EB
Gigabyte to Exabyte (10^18 Bytes) Conversion Table
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Gigabyte
A gigabyte (GB) is a unit of digital information equal to one billion bytes, commonly used to measure data storage capacity.
History/Origin
The gigabyte was introduced in the 1970s as part of the binary prefix system, initially representing 2^30 bytes (1,073,741,824 bytes). Over time, it has also been used to denote decimal gigabytes of 10^9 bytes, especially in marketing storage devices.
Current Use
Gigabytes are widely used today to quantify storage capacity of computers, smartphones, and other digital devices, as well as data transfer limits and file sizes in various applications.
Exabyte (10^18 Bytes)
An exabyte (EB) is a unit of digital information equal to 10^18 bytes.
History/Origin
The exabyte was introduced as part of the International System of Units (SI) to represent extremely large data quantities, becoming more relevant with the growth of big data and data centers in the early 21st century.
Current Use
Exabytes are used to quantify large-scale data storage capacities, such as global internet data traffic, data centers, and cloud storage infrastructures.