How many mb's in 1 gb?

Question

Is 17mb same as 1.7gb?

Answer 1

1 GB = 1024 MB

Answer 2

Memory and storage is based on the binary numbering system, which you may be aware of from any math classes you might have had. The binary numbering system is called a base 2 numbering system that has the least significant digit with an exponent of zero, then one, then two etc.
For example,
etc... 2^3 2^2 2^1 2^0 (That is 2 to the 3rd expontent...)
So the least significant digit is 1 (2^0), next digit is 2 (2^1), then 4, then 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024.... and so on.
Because it is a base 2 system that means there are only two numbers possible 0 or a 1. This is easy to mimic in electronics, such as a lamp or light as an example. It is either on (1) or off (0).
Therefore,
bit is a single 0, or 1.
nibble = 4 bits
Byte = 8 bits, or 2 nibbles
word = 2B, 4n, 16b (notice the distinction of the B, and b this is not a typo)
Double word = 2w, 4B, 8n, 32b

So a kilo-byte, kilo from greek meaning 1000's, would be 1024 B, or 1024 Bytes.
Mega Byte is million Bytes, or 1024 kB - that is 1024 Kilo-Bytes.
Giga Byte is Billion Bytes, or 1024 MB - that is 1024 Mega-Bytes.
Tera Byte is Trillion Bytes, or 1024 GB - that is 1024 Giga-Bytes.

Answer 3

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http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/calculate/

The basic unit used in computer data storage is called a bit (binary digit). Computers use these little bits, which are composed of ones and zeros, to do things and talk to other computers. All your files, for instance, are kept in the computer as binary files and translated into words and pictures by the software (which is also ones and zeros). This two number system, is called a "binary number system" since it has only two numbers in it. The decimal number system in contrast has ten unique digits, zero through nine.

But although computer data and file size is normally measured in binary code using the binary number system (counted by factors of two 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc), the prefixes for the multiples are based on the metric system! The nearest binary number to 1,000 is 2^10 or 1,024; thus 1,024 bytes was named a Kilobyte. So, although a metric "kilo" equals 1,000 (e.g. one kilogram = 1,000 grams), a binary "Kilo" equals 1,024 (e.g. one Kilobyte = 1,024 bytes). Not surprisingly, this has led to a great deal of confusion.

In December 1998, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) approved a new IEC International Standard.

Instead of using the metric prefixes for multiples in binary code, the new IEC standard invented specific prefixes for binary multiples made up of only the first two letters of the metric prefixes and adding the first two letters of the word "binary".
Thus, for instance, instead of Kilobyte (KB) or Gigabyte (GB), the new terms would be kibibyte (KiB) or gibibyte (GiB).

Here's a few more details to consider:

Although data storage capacity is generally expressed in binary code, many hard drive manufacturers (and some newer BIOSs)
use a decimal system to express capacity.
For example, a 30 gigabyte drive is usually 30,000,000,000 bytes (decimal) not the 32,212,254,720 binary bytes you would expect.

Another trivial point is that in the metric system the "k" or "kilo" prefix is always lowercase (i.e. kilogram = kg not Kg) but since these binary uses for data storage capacity are not properly metric, it has become standard to use an uppercase "K" for the binary form. When used to describe Data Transfer Rate, bits/bytes are calculated as in the metric system Kilobits per second is usually shortened to kbps or Kbps. Although technically speaking, the term kilobit should have a lowercase initial letter, it has become common to capitalize it in abbreviation (e.g. "56 Kbps" or "56K"). The simple "K" might seem ambiguous but, in the context of data transfer, it can be assumed that the measurement is in bits rather than bytes unless indicated otherwise.

Answer 4

Either 1000 or 1024. 1024 is the correct answer, 1000 is what disk manufacturers use.

To be clear, there are 1024 (2^10) MiB in one GiB. There are 1000 (10^2) MB in one GB.

Answer 5

Its not! Bytes-Kilobytes-Megabytes-Gigabytes. I dint know why there are 1024 KB's in 1 MB. Maybe its the same, the 1024 MB is the same a gigabyte

Answer 6

1000 Mb = 1Gb
17Mb = 0.017 Gb
1700Mb=1.7Gb

Answer 7

1000

Answer 8

no, 17 mb isn't the same as 1.7GB
1700mb is the same as 1.7GB

Answer 9

1024 megabytes in 1 gigobyte!

Answer 10

HOW MANY MBS IN 1.74 GB