2007-01-31 08:27:04 · 5 answers · asked by TJ 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
kilobyte - 1024 bytes
megabyte - 1024 kilobytes
gigabyte - 1024 megabytes
more exactly, 1,073,741,824 bytes
Its binary math -
1024=2^10 which is approximately 1000=10^3
2^20 is close to 10^6
2^30 is close to 10^9
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this is why when you buy a 60 gb hard drive, its not actually 60 gb.
they take 60,000,000,000 (using decimal math) to rate the drive.
the actual size of said drive will actually be 60,000,000,000/1,073,741,824 (because the actual computer uses the correct binary math actual number of bytes on the drive divided by the actual number of bytes in a gigabyte) and end up with a drive size of 55.88 gigabytes.
lets the manufacturer advertise a larger size by using the decimal/binary conversion factor to their advantage.
2007-01-31 08:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Justin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000
2007-01-31 08:30:31 · answer #2 · answered by NYC-BIGCAT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory the answer is 1000. 1000 mega(anything) is 1 giga(anything). In practice though, particularly with bites, the answer may be 1024.
2007-01-31 08:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by dave05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's approxiamately 1024mb.
2007-01-31 08:31:54 · answer #4 · answered by Swervin Ervin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1024mb gives a gb
2007-01-31 08:30:08 · answer #5 · answered by Bhavdeep Patel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋