Question

part e Theresa’s computer at home has 1 terabyte of storage. How many more bits of storage does her computer have than the combined bits available on her family’s phones, tablets, and cloud storage? Type your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

Explanation:

We need to convert the 1 terabyte into bits, which is:

1 terabyte = 1,000 gigabytes (GB) x 1,000 megabytes (MB) x 1,000 kilobytes (KB) x 1,000 bytes (B) x 8 bits (b)

1 terabyte = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes x 8 bits

1 terabyte = 8,000,000,000,000 bits

Let's assume the total storage of all the family's phones, tablets, and cloud storage is x bits. Then, the number of more bits of storage Theresa's computer has is:

8,000,000,000,000 bits - x bits

We are not given the value of x, so we cannot calculate the exact difference.

However, we can still express the answer in scientific notation by noting that:

8,000,000,000,000 = 8 x 10^12

So, the difference in bits of storage can be written as:

(8 x 10^12) - x bits