What Is A Yottabyte?

or at the other end of the scale a yoctonewton?

one is big and the other is small, let's take the big one first, a yottabyte, it is a way scientist write huge numbers, in responds to the massive growth in global data storage, which by the early 2030s is forecast to reach 1 yottabyte (10²⁴), there is a problem, and here it is, a yottabyte is at the top of the existing scale of expressing large numbers, and in response here comes the ronna and quecca, as prefixes for 10²⁷ and 10³⁰, respectively, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in Paris has a proposal lodged with it for two new names, ronna and quecca, as prefixes for 10²⁷ and 10³⁰, respectively, 

at the other end of the scale there is the yoctonewton, the yottabyte would be joined by their microscopic counterparts, ronto for 10⁻²⁷, and quecto for 10⁻³⁰ if approved, the new terms could be formally introduced in 2022, they would be the first prefixes added since 1991, so think big!, or small as the case may be, for a much fuller low down on the fascinating subject have a look here.