Giga

Updated: 10/01/2023 by Computer Hope
Metric prefixes including giga

Giga (G) is a prefix used with the metric system that stands for 1,000,000,000 (billion) or 109. A good example of where this prefix is used with computers is with a gigabyte.

What is smaller than a giga?

With SI prefixes, mega is smaller than giga.

What is larger than a giga?

With SI prefixes, tera is larger than giga.

What is giga's decimal equivalent?

A nano (n) is the prefix used for 10-9.

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