Why is one Gigabyte 1024MB and not 1000mb even?

Answer 1

It is based on powers of 2.

i.e. 2 ^ 10 = 1024

Answer 2

because computers are actually using the binary number system and not the decimal. I.E. every byte holds either a 1 or a 0. Therefore we are counting in 2 to the exponent of the number of possibilities.
2^7 = 128 2^8 = 256 2^9 = 512 2^10 = 1024

Answer 3

Computer chips process information by sending electrical signals. These signals are interpreted as either ON or OFF. A mathematical interpretation of this concept is the binary number system.

In the binary number system, the value of ON is 1, and OFF is 0.

An example of a decimal to binary conversion is the following:

0 becomes 0
1 becomes 1
2 becomes 10
3 becomes 11
4 becomes 100
5 becomes 101
6 becomes 110
7 becomes 111
8 becomes 1000

As you can see, each time 2 doubles (2, 4, 8), a digit is added.

While we may think of 1000 as an even number in decimal, the computer sees this number in binary as: 1111101000

1024 is the result of doubling 2 nine times - which the computer sees as the number: 10000000000

Since we have to build these chips, it's much easier for us to think in binary, than it is to constantly convert wiring into decimal.

I hope that helps -
Steve

Answer 4

because the memory system double for chips sake 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 etc ima Cisco networking nerd i know that

Answer 5

Because the guy who invented it wanted to confuse people. XD

I know, it doens't make sence, 10mm=1cm, 10cm=1dm, 10dm=1m etc, but 1024mb=1gig

Answer 6

1024 is even lol

Answer 7

Because Rael made it that way!