One of the computer storage units, equivalent to 1,000,000,000 bytes, is called a “gigabyte”. Its symbol is GB, and it is often confused with the gibibyte (GiB) which, according to the IEC 60027-2 and IEC 80000-13: 2008 standards, has a value of 230 bytes, that is 1073741824 bytes; As a result of this misinterpretation, it is often seen as a somewhat ambiguous word, unless a certain number is assigned to it. The term “giga” comes from the Greek word “γίγας”, which means “giant”, referring to the large storage capacity it has.
Bytes, a unit of information widely used in the field of telecommunications and computing, arose from the need to add much more information to the prototypes of computers that prevailed in the second half of the 20th century. The word was coined in 1957 by developer Werner Buchholz, while working on the design of the IBM 7030 Stretch. Originally, bytes could store from one to sixteen bits; this amount, over time, increased to a billion bits (gigabyte). Once this was established, a series of binary prefixes were established, whose main function is to create other binary multiples.
Gigabyte Technology, a company located in Taiwan that manufactures hardware and has become known for its cards or motherboards. It was founded in 1986 by Pei-Cheng Yeh, and is currently a public company. Its products include telephones, monitors, keyboards, mice, power supplies, ultrabooks, personal digital assistants, network equipment, among others.
