Such as 8gbs, 16, 32 ,64 etc.
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Everything a computer does, it does in binary – everything is represented with 1 or 0. So, how many unique pieces of data you can store is always a function of how many 1s and 0s you can store and address. This means that your storage capability is always going to be a factor of 2, and with a few exceptions even more precisely, 2 to an exponent less 1.
1 3 7 15 31 63 127 255 511 1023 2047 etc.
What those numbers have in common is that in binary, they are all 1s. 1. 11 111 1111 11111 etc.
It is the equivalent of Saying in decimal that a cash register or counter will always have a limit that is 10 to an exponent – 1, meaning a number that Is all 9s. Your counter can count to 9, or 99, or 999 etc. A counter that could only count to 998 would be silly.
Similarly, a binary counter can always count to 1 11, 111, 1111, 11111 etc.
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