How many bytes are in a single Kibibyte?

The answer is 1024 because a kibibyte (KiB) is a binary unit of measurement that equals 2^10 (2 to the power of 10) bytes. In the binary system, each unit represents a power of 2, so 2^10 translates to 1024. This is different from the decimal system used for most other computer storage measurements, where kilobytes (KB) are used and 1 kilobyte equals 1000 bytes. The use of kibibyte was introduced to provide a precise binary measurement that aligns with the actual storage capacities of computer systems.