Identify the correct arrangement of the following storage capacities in decreasing order.
1.10 megabytes
2.10 terabytes
3.10 exabytes
4.10 yottabytes
A4, 3, 2, 1 ✓ Correct
B3, 4, 2, 1
C3, 2, 4, 1
D2, 3, 4, 1
Correct answer: (A) 4, 3, 2, 1
Explanation
Ordered from largest to smallest, the sequence is Statement 4 yottabytes, then Statement 3 exabytes, then Statement 2 terabytes, then Statement 1 megabytes.
A yottabyte is the largest unit here, on the order of a trillion terabytes.
An exabyte comes next, equal to about a billion gigabytes.
A terabyte is roughly a thousand gigabytes, far larger than a megabyte, which is about a million bytes.
The multiplier of ten in front of each is the same, so only the unit decides the ranking.
Each step up the scale, mega to giga to tera to peta to exa to zetta to yotta, multiplies capacity by about a thousand.
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