Games
A modern video game is most commonly measured in which data unit?
They are most commonly measured in GB
What does the lowercase b represent?
Bits
Which usually takes more storage: a text message or a song?
A song
Which would normally be the smallest: a text document, photo, or video?
Text document
Which generally takes more storage: a low-resolution photo or a high-resolution photo?
A high-resolution photo
A game is 80 GB, and you have already used 35 GB of your 128 GB console storage. How much space would you have left after installing the game?
You will have 13GB of storage left
What does the uppercase B represent?
Bytes
Why does a higher-quality music file usually take more storage?
It contains more data and/or uses less compression.
What is the main purpose of compressing a file?
To reduce its file size so it takes up less storage and is easier to transfer.
What does resolution refer to in a digital photo?
The number of pixels that make up the image.
About how much storage does the average triple A video game take on a console?
They take up about 100GB of storage give or take 20GB.
Which is larger: 1 MB or 1 Mb?
1 MB — because a byte contains 8 bits.
What would happen to the file size if you compressed a music file?
The file would usually become smaller.
What is the difference between a file's size and its name?
The size tells you how much data the file contains, while the name identifies the file.
Why would a photo taken with a modern high-resolution camera usually take more storage than a simple screenshot?
It can contain many more pixels and much more image data.
Why are modern video games often much larger than older games?
They contain higher-quality graphics, audio, videos, larger worlds, and more game content.
If 8 bits = 1 byte, how many bytes are in 64 bits?
8 Bytes
Two copies of the same song are the same length, but one file is 4 MB and the other is 12 MB. What could cause the difference?
Different audio quality, compression, or file formats.
Why might a video file be much larger than a text document containing thousands of words?
Video contains a large amount of visual and audio data, while text usually requires much less data.
A photo with a higher resolution will always have a larger file size than a lower-resolution photo.
False
Why can two games with similar graphics have very different file sizes?
They can use different amounts of video, audio, textures, maps, compression, and other game data.
Someone says their internet speed is 500 MB/s. Another person says theirs is 500 Mbps. Are these the same speed?
No. 500 MB/s is 8 times faster than 500 Mbps, because 1 byte = 8 bits.
Why would a 4-minute song not necessarily be the same file size as another 4-minute song?
File size depends on things like bitrate, quality, compression, and format—not just the length of the song.
A file is compressed into a ZIP file. Does that mean the information inside the ZIP file has disappeared?
No. The information is still there; compression stores it in a way that takes up less space.
Two photos with the exact same resolution can have different file sizes.
True