how many kilobites are there in a megabite and how many megabites are there in a gigabite?

Answer 1

NORMALLY
1 unit of whatever it may be whether it be grams, meters, or in this case bytes =1, 10 bytes = 1 decabyte, 100 = 1 hectobyte, 1000 = 1 kilobyte, 1,000,000 = 1 megabyte, 1,000,000,000 = 1 gigabyte, 1,000,000,000,000 = 1 terabyte.

but in computers, a byte is equal to 8 bits... a bit being either a 1 or a 0 as part of the computer language known as binary. but since these "bytes" are groupings of two digits (1 & 0) the way to figure the amount of bytes is to do it exponentionally.
2 to the 10th power is 1kilobyte, or 1024 bytes.
2 to the 20th power is 1 megabyte, or 1,048,576 bytes.
2 to the 30th power is 1 gigabyte, or 1,073,741,824 bytes.

also notice that each of these numbers is divisible by 8 (because they're bytes... 8 bits)

Answer 2

Have no doubt about this... 1024 kilobytes(kb) make 1 megabyte(Mb) and 1024 mega bytes will add up to make 1 giga bytes. Further, 1024 giga bytes will give you 1 tera byte! Why all these have 1024 and not 1000? It is because these values should be in terms of 'powers of 2' in almost all the hardware applications! And, mind you, 1000 does not belong to this group whereas 1024 does! ie. 2 to the power of 10 is 1024 and is 1kb. 2 to the power of 20 is 1024 times of 1024 and is equal to 1Mb. 2 to the power of 30 will obviously be 1 Gb. Now, you can guess whats a tera byte is in terms of 'powers of 2'! Its 2 to the power of 40.

Answer 3

normally there's 1,000 in a kilo, 1,000,000 in a mega,and 1,000,000,000 in a giga. but here's the answer in computer terms:
8 to the 3rd power x 2 to the 1st= 1 kilobyte
8 to the 6th power x 2 to the 2nd = 1 megabyte
8 to the 9th power x 2 to the 3rd = 1 gigabyte
8 to the 12th power x 2 to the 4th = 1 terabyte

although I just now made up this formula, it does work. and it was fun for me.

since there're 8 bits in a byte, we'll start there. and bytes are groups of 2 binary digits (1s & 0s) we'll use that too.
and because 1 kilo equals 1,000 that'll be next.

Now remove the 1 from 1,000. you have ,000. (this is for kilo), there are 3 zeros and one comma.

So 8 to the 3rd x 2 to the 1st means:

8 (the number of bits in a byte) to the 3rd power, (the number of zeros in 1 kilo, 3)
times 2 (binary) to the 1st power (the number of commas, 1) = 1024
[of course i'm aware that anything to the 1st power is still the same like multiplying by 1, but it make the equation a formula this way]

now 1 mega equals 1,000,000
So again remove the 1 from 1,000,000. you have ,000,000. (this is mega), there are now 6 zeros and 2 commas.

So 8 to the 6th x 2 to the 2nd means:

8 (number of bits) to the 6th power, (number of zeros, 6)
times 2 (binary) to the 2nd power ( number of commas, 2) = 1048576

and finally 1 giga equals 1,000,000,000
So if you remove the 1 from 1,000,000,000. you have ,000,000,000. (giga), there are now 9 zeros and 3 commas.

So 8 to the 9th x 2 to the 3rd means:

8 (bits) to the 9th power, (9 zeros)
times 2 (binary) to the 3rd power (3 commas) = 1073748124

obviously following this formula, 1 terabyte would be:
8 to the 12th x 2 to the 4th. (because there are 12 zeros and 4 commas) this results in a sum of 1099511627776.

of couse there's also the old 2 to the 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, and ectetera and so on.

math... aint it cool?

Answer 4

each megabit is 1024 kilobit
and
each gigabit is 1024 megabite
so
each gigabite is 1048576 kilobit

Answer 5

1 kilobyte = 2 ^ 10 bytes = 1024 bytes
1 megabyte= 1024 kB
1GB=1024 MB

Answer 6

1024 kilobites is equal to one megabite and 1024 megabites is equal to one gigabyte

Answer 7

there are
1024 Kilobyte in 1 MEGABYTE
i.e;1MB=1024 KB
& also
1024 Megabytes in 1 GIGABYTE
i.e;1GB=1024 MB

Answer 8

There are 1000 kilobytes (KB) in a megabyte (MB)
There are 1000 megabytes (MB) in a gigabyte (GB)
There are 1000 gigabytes (GB) in a terabyte (TB)

Answer 9

Technically, there are 1,024 bytes in a kilobyte,
1,024 kilobytes in a megabyte, and 1,024 megabytes in a gigabyte.

Answer 10

Definition
Because of inconsistencies in the use of SI-derived prefixes such as kilo- and mega-, the exact number can be any one of the following:

1,048,576 bytes (1,0242, 220): This definition is used for nearly all discussions of computer memory (as computer addresses are naturally powers of two, making it efficient to manufacture memory in power-of-two capacities) and file storage. As of 2005, most software uses this definition to express storage capacity (e.g. file size).
1,000,000 bytes (1,0002, 106): This is the definition recommended by IEC. It is used primarily in networking contexts and most storage media, particularly hard drives and DVDs. This definition of 'mega-' as a SI prefix is consistent with the other SI prefixes, and with many other uses of the prefix in computing, such as CPU clock speeds or measures of performance.
1,024,000 bytes (1,024×1,000): This definition occurs rarely. It was used in a small number of storage contexts, most notably the "1.44 MB" (actually 1,474,560 bytes) "3.5-inch" (actually 90 mm) high-density floppy diskette.
Several attempts to resolve these inconsistencies have been proposed, most notably the standard created by the IEC to redefine 1,048,576 bytes as a "mebibyte". This standard has been adopted by several organizations, such as the NIST and IEEE. See Binary prefix for more information.

Megabytes in use
Usually, the storage capacities of hardware devices such as Hard drives are given as 1 megabyte = 1,000,000 bytes (especially for items made in Japan, as Japan has standardized on the metric definition). Other capacities, such as for the RAM capacity of most personal computers, are given as 1 megabyte = 1,048,576 bytes (known unambiguously as a "mebibyte").

There are two slightly different definitions of the size of a gigabyte in use:

1,000,000,000 bytes or 109 bytes is the decimal definition used in telecommunications (such as network speeds) and most computer storage manufacturers (such as hard disks and flash drives). This usage is compatible with SI.
1,073,741,824 bytes, equal to 10243, or 230 bytes. This is the definition used for computer memory sizes, and most often used in computer engineering, computer science, and most aspects of computer operating systems. The IEC recommends that this unit should instead be called a gibibyte (abbreviated GiB), as it conflicts with SI units used for bus speeds and the like.
It is commonly abbreviated GB in writing (not to be confused with Gb, which is used for gigabit) and gig in writing or speech.

In English the initial G of giga- can be pronounced with a soft G as in jig, or with a hard G as in giggle. The latter hard G pronunciation has become more common.

Gigabytes in use
As of 2006, most consumer hard drives are defined by their gigabyte-range capacities. The true capacity is usually some number above or below the class designation. Although most hard disk manufacturers' definition of GB is 1,000,000,000 bytes (only computer memory has a natural inclination towards units that are powers of 2), most computer operating systems use the 1,073,741,824 byte definition. This distinction can cause confusion.
As of 2006, consumer hard drive per-gigabyte costs are 0.20-0.80 USD.
In speech, gigabyte is often informally abbreviated to gig, as in "This is a ten-gig hard drive".
A DVD-5 format disc is capable of storing 4.7 GB (4.38 GB in prefix). One gigabyte is roughly equal to 18 hours of MP3 music (at 128 kbit/s).
Most USB flash drives have a capacity measured in megabytes (MB), but flash drives with capacities greater than 1 GB have been released recently.