For example, my phone company provides me a total 2gb of data within my plan for a total month.

The word data gets confusing for this varied use.

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    maybe think of it like water flowing through pipes:

    Apps, websites, videos, and maps are taps that use water.

    When you open an app or load a webpage, data flows from the internet to your phone (downloading).

    When you send a photo, message, or upload something, data flows from your phone to the internet (uploading).

    Your mobile plan gives you a certain amount of water (data).

    Some general data sizes

    Small image (thumbnail): 50 KB — e.g., 200×200px JPEG thumbnail photo, quick social-media preview.

    Single full page of text (plain): 10–50 KB — e.g., one A4 page saved as plain .txt or small Word .docx without images.

    Single full page of text (scanned PDF, image): 500 KB–2 MB — e.g., scanned A4 page at moderate resolution saved as PDF.

    Normal web page (text + images + CSS + JS): ~10-50MB — typical news article with several images and scripts.