2006-06-22 16:06:44 · 18 answers · asked by kaartik s 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
1 gigabyte = 1024 megabytes
Although most people just round it to 1000
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2006-06-22 16:11:10 · answer #1 · answered by Karynth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many people here said 1 Gb = 1000 Mb. That is close but not quite.
In the telecommuniations world (data transfer between networks, etc), 1 GB = 1000 MB.
However, if you are talking data storage (hard drives, etc), then 1 GB = 1024 MB.
2006-06-22 23:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by Linux Lefty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People! Computer terms are not metric!
1 gigabyte contains 1,024 megabytes. 1,000 is just rounded off. Want proof? Check out the size of your hard drive in GB and in bytes.
Mine is 39,999,500,288 bytes. If it's all based on powers of 10, it should be 40.0 GB. However, it's 37.2 GB. Why?
Because it's all based on powers of 2, not 10!
And according to wikipedia, which I trust more than you, there are 8, not 10, bits in a byte. Again, powers of 2!
2006-06-23 01:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by eagle5953 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 kb is 1024 bytes
1 mb is 1024 kb
1gb is 1024 mb
so 1 gb is 1048576 bytes
This is because it has to be a base 2 number (based upon a multiple of 2)
2x2 = 4
2x4 = 8
2x8 = 16... 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024
see... mathematics
2006-06-22 23:11:32 · answer #4 · answered by haratu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are 1000 megabytes in 1 gigabyte. Megabytes = 1million bytes, whereas gigabytes = 1 billion bytes, as u can see, the conversion factor is indeed 1000 (3 orders of magnitude).
2006-06-22 23:21:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 gigabit = 1 024 megabits
Thats what google says
type "how many Mb in 1 Gb" in google search
It will give you same information.
2006-06-22 23:10:54 · answer #6 · answered by Khushwant Singh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000
2006-06-22 23:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by As 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one MB- one million
one GB- one billion
and there are 10 bits in one byte if that is ever on a test
2006-06-22 23:45:02 · answer #8 · answered by Computer Geek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 gigabyte = 1 024 megabyte
2006-06-23 02:45:53 · answer #9 · answered by demaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1,000 mb = 1 gig
2006-06-22 23:09:46 · answer #10 · answered by The Raotor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋