Measurement

Updated: 10/01/2023 by Computer Hope
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A measurement determines a dimension, capacity, or quantity of an object, or the duration of a task.

In computers, measurements are constantly occurring and determining the computer's function. These measurements include whether a storage medium has enough space to store a file, the CPU's current temperature, and how long the user is idle.

Processor speed measurements

The following measurements are used when measuring the frequency (speed) of a computer CPU (central processing unit) and are related to the computer's clock speed. The following list is of processor speeds from lowest to highest.

Capacity measurements

The following measurements are used when measuring the capacity or storage of a computer device, like a hard disk drive. The following list is of capacity sizes from lowest to highest.

Note

Not all manufacturers and developers list their value using binary, which is base 2. For example, a manufacturer may list a product's capacity as one gigabyte (1,000,000,000 bytes, a metric value) and not 1,073,741,824 bytes (gibibyte). Below, we're showing both links, when applicable.

Transmission measurements

Transmission measurements are used when measuring the speed of data transmission. For example, the bandwidth speed of your Internet connection is an example of a transmission speed. The following list is of transmission speeds from lowest to highest.

All computer-related measurements

Below is a listing of the different computer measurements you may encounter while working with a computer or in the computer field.

A - F G - L M - O P - Z

Ampere
angstrom
APM
atto
Baud
BER
Bit
Bitrate
BPS
Brontobyte
byte
Candle
Celsius
centi
Centillion
centimeter
CFM
cm
Coulomb
CPM
CPS
Currency
Data word
dB
deci
Decibel
Degree
deka
Depth
DPI
Eb
EB
Ei
Eib
EiB
Em
Em space
Epoch
exa
Exabit
Exabyte
Exbi
Exbibit
Exbibyte
Fahrenheit
Farad
femto
FLOPS
foot
footprint
FPS
Ft

Gb
GB
GBd
Gbps
GHz
Gi
Gib
GiB
Gibi
Gibibit
Gibibyte
giga
Gigabaud
Gigabit
Gigabyte
Gigaflop
Gigahertz
Googol
Googolplex
GPPM
hecto
Height
Henry
Hertz
Hz
inch
Interpupillary distance
IPD
Jiffy
Joule
Kb
KB
kBd
Kbps
kHz
Ki
Kib
KiB
kibi
Kibibit
Kibibyte
Kilobaud
Kilobit
Kilobyte
kilohertz
kilometer
km
LIPS
LPI
LPM
Lumen
Lux

Mb
MB
MBd
Mbps
mebi
Mebibit
Mebibyte
mega
Megabaud
Megabit
Megabyte
Megacycle
Megaflop
Megahertz
Megapixel
meter
Mflop
mHz
Mi
Mib
MiB
Mickey
micro
microfarad
micron
microsecond
milli
millifarad
millimeter
millimicron
Millisecond
Milliwatt
mm
ms
nano
nanofarad
nanometer
Nanosecond
Nepers
Newton
ns
nsec
none
Nibble
Nit
Null
NWAM
Octet

Page number
Pb
PB
Pebi
Pebibit
Pebibyte
peta
Petabit
Petabyte
Pi
Pib
PiB
pica
pico
picofarad
pitch
point
PPI
PPM
Qubit
Quetta
Quettabyte
Rate
Refresh rate
Resolution
Response time
RMS
Ronna
Ronnabyte
RPM
Second
Tb
TB
Tebi
Tebibit
Tebibyte
tera
Terabit
Terabyte
Teraflop
Terahertz
Tflop
THz
Ti
Tib
TiB
Tick
time
Triplet
Unit
VDC
Volt
Watt
Wavelength
Weight
Width
Word
yocto-
yotta-
yottabyte
zepto
zetta
zettabyte

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