Preposition: of

• storage: NextGen Watch Half a gigabyte of storage on a disk no bigger than a coin?

• memory: Loading times were only marginally faster on a machine with a gigabyte of memory and a 256MB video card.

• datum: During busy hours, more than 1 gigabyte of data arrives at the server, with several products each second.

• space: Note: You need about 1 gigabyte of hard disk space per hour of recorded video.

• ram: Calculations were performed on a 16 processor Beowulf cluster and required approximately 1 Gigabyte of RAM per process.

• file: Includes over a gigabyte of sound files, song lyrics, album reviews, and much more!

Converse of object

• compare: Travan technology offers a lower cost per gigabyte compared to alternative solutions, such as DDS and DLT.

• have: No problem, said Yahoo last week, Yahoo mail users can have a gigabyte too.

• use: But hard drive manufacturers have always used the term gigabyte to mean a thousand million bytes - 1,000,000,000 - over 7 % less.

• include: Gmail Gmail, which was launched in April 2004 is a free, search-based webmail service that includes 1 gigabyte of storage.

• require: Calculations were performed on a 16 processor Beowulf cluster and required approximately 1 Gigabyte of RAM per process.

• provide: An additional £ 50 will increase the unit's memory to 512 megabytes, and £ 149 more will provide 1 gigabyte.

Adjective modifier

• full: Adding further power is a full gigabyte of DDR SDRAM memory.

Modifies a noun

• disk: A six gigabyte disk can run out of space really fast.

• motherboards: Achieve your computer shopping for Gigabyte motherboards at UK Shops listed at UK Shop Index.

• drive: The cluster consisted of 4 dual 333 MHz Pentium two's, each with 256 megabytes of ram and a four gigabyte disk drive.

• capacity: They're small, sleek and come in 2 and 4 gigabyte capacities.

• memory: Its massive 4 gigabyte memory can store more than 2,800 3 minute songs - more than many people's complete CD collection!

• card: I now ( 2 November 2004 ) recommend the use of gigabyte switches and category 6 cable for those with gigabyte network cards.

Preposition: in

• size: This could be quite large, often even over a gigabyte in size.