Convert Megabyte to Petabyte (10^15 bytes)
Please provide values below to convert Megabyte [MB] to Petabyte (10^15 bytes) [PB], or Convert Petabyte (10^15 bytes) to Megabyte.
How to Convert Megabyte to Petabyte (10^15 Bytes)
1 MB = 1.048576e-09 PB
Example: convert 15 MB to PB:
15 MB = 15 × 1.048576e-09 PB = 1.572864e-08 PB
Megabyte to Petabyte (10^15 Bytes) Conversion Table
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Megabyte
A megabyte (MB) is a unit of digital information equal to 1,048,576 bytes or 10^6 bytes in decimal notation, commonly used to measure data storage capacity.
History/Origin
The term 'megabyte' originated in the 1960s with the advent of computer storage and data measurement. Initially, it was based on powers of two (1,048,576 bytes), but in the late 20th century, it also came to be used in decimal form (1,000,000 bytes) for marketing storage devices.
Current Use
Today, megabytes are used to quantify data sizes in computing, such as file sizes, storage capacities, and data transfer rates. The binary definition (1,048,576 bytes) is often used in computing contexts, while the decimal definition (1,000,000 bytes) is common in marketing and consumer electronics.
Petabyte (10^15 Bytes)
A petabyte (PB) is a unit of digital information equal to 10^15 bytes or 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes.
History/Origin
The petabyte was introduced as part of the binary and decimal prefixes for large data storage units, gaining prominence with the growth of big data and large-scale data centers in the early 21st century.
Current Use
Petabytes are used to measure large-scale data storage capacities in data centers, cloud storage services, and enterprise data management systems.