I enjoy finding different infographics that talk about different aspects of storage whether it is how much data is consumed or even the steady increase of capacity and volume.
Our friends at Stackify have created something visually interesting to showcase the history of data storage as it compares to height or distance. Here are some quick stats to wet your whistle:
- Floppy disks debuted in 1971 holding .08 MB equating to .96 inches
- CD’s were introduced in 1983 holding 550MB equating to 550 feet
- The average smartphone today holds 16GB aka, 3.1 miles
- 1 exebyte, the total data transferred per month on the Internet in 2004 is equal to 1,665, 926,707.8 miles. This puts you 936,835,895.6 miles away from Pluto
You may want to pack a big lunch for that trip. Check out the full graphic below.
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