1 KB is equivalent to :

In the context of computer science and digital storage, memory is measured using the binary system (base-2). While the SI prefix 'kilo' generally means 1000 (10³), in computing, 1 Kilobyte (KB) is traditionally defined as 2¹⁰ bytes.

Calculating 2¹⁰ gives: 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 1024 bytes.

The standard hierarchy of digital units is as follows:
1 Byte = 8 bits
1 Kilobyte (KB) = 1024 Bytes
1 Megabyte (MB) = 1024 KB
1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1024 MB
1 Terabyte (TB) = 1024 GB

Although the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) introduced the term 'Kibibyte' (KiB) to specifically represent 1024 bytes, the term Kilobyte (KB) is still commonly used to refer to 1024 bytes in most academic and general computing contexts.