how many megabites = 1gigabite?

Answer 1

1 Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes

Answer 2

Exact Conversion
1,024 Byte = 1 Kilobyte (KB)
1,024 Kilobyte (KB) = 1 Megabyte (MB)
1,073,741,824 Bytes = 1 Gigabyte (GB)
1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,024 Megabyte (MB)
For more conversions use a calculator.

Estimating
Estimating is a great way to do the math in our heads but remember that it isn't exact. For every 1024 bytes, that makes one kilobyte. For simplicity we are going to round to 1000 so that we can do the math in our heads. Remember, if you need to do an exact conversion, you will need a calculator.

Here Is How To Convert File Measurements Without A Calculator
Each unit changes names when you get to 1000 of that unit. The basic unit is a byte. If you have 1000 bytes, you can then call it 1 kilobyte. If you have 1000 kilobytes, you can then call it 1 megabyte. The same happens when you go up from megabytes to gigabytes.

Each chart below shows equivalent amounts. Note that the decimal place moves three places either to the right or left.
Gigabyte (GB) Megabyte (MB) Kilobyte (KB) Byte
1 1,000 1,000,000 1,000,000,000

Gigabyte (GB) Megabyte (MB) Kilobyte (KB) Byte
.001 1 1,000 1,000,000

Gigabyte (GB) Megabyte (MB) Kilobyte (KB) Byte
.000001 .001 1 1,000

Gigabyte (GB) Megabyte (MB) Kilobyte (KB) Byte
.000000001 .000001 .001 1

Converting from One Measurement to Another

To convert from a larger to the next smaller unit, just move the decimal place three places to the right. For instance:
If you have 1 gigabyte, how many megabytes are there?
The answer is 1 GB = 1,000 MB.

To convert from a smaller unit to the next larger unit, move the decimal place three places to the left. For instance:
If you have 1,000 kilobytes, how many megabytes are there?
The answer is 1,000 KB = 1 MB

When you see 1.2 megabytes that means that there is 1 megabyte and 2/10 of a megabyte or 1 megabyte and 200 kilobytes.
Confused? Let's do the math:
1.2 - move the decimal place three places to the right to convert to kilobytes.
1200 kilobytes
Subtract the 1000 kilobytes and convert it to megabytes, leaving 200 kilobytes.
1 megabyte and 200 kilobytes

Note: The unit called a bit is measured differently. You need eight bits to make a byte.

Answer 3

8 bits = 1 byte
1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte
1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte
1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte
1024 gigabyte = 1 terabyte

1 gigabyte = 1024 megabytes = 1048576 kilobytes = 1073741824 bytes.

Not 1000 check on google. That is for 5 grade of Elementary school.

Answer 4

8 bits = 1 byte
1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte
1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte
1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte
1024 gigabyte = 1 terabyte


The reason they're not in round 1,000s is that the counting is done in the binary system, not base 10 as we usually use.

Having said that, some manufacturers do tend to use the base 10 system, just to confuse things, but the conversion give above are accurate.

Hope that helps

Answer 5

To anyone who answered 1000 megabytes per gigabyte, HD storage, RAM and the like all follow the 2 bit system, that is, the number has to be 2^n, 1000 does not fit, while 1024 does.

The answer, as suggested before, is 1024 megabyes per gigabyte.

Answer 6

It depends which specification you use. Traditionally, using binary 2^10 basis, a gigabyte is 1024 megabytes.

However, in SI (metric) units, I gigabyte = 1000 (10^10) megabytes. This isn't a very common usage, but some manufacturers do adhere to it. For those who use the SI units, 2^10 megabytes is referred to as a 'gibibyte' (which is a crock of sh*t in my opinion, but there you go).

Answer 7

1024

Answer 8

1024

Answer 9

1024

Answer 10

1 Giga = 1000 Megabytes