2007-03-10 18:00:43 · 15 answers · asked by cherpassion 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
There are 1000000 kb in 1 gb, and 1000 mb in one gb.
There is a common misconception that there is a common misconception that there are 1000 mb in a gb. People will say that there are 1024 mb in a gb, 1024 kb in a mb, and so forth. In fact, this is wrong.
The prefix mega means something of which there is the amount in the order of 10^6. Kilo means 10^3. Giga means 10^9. So in fact, a kilobyte represents 10^3 bytes, and so forth, so it is correct to say that there are 10^6 kilobytes in a gigabyte.
The issue with 1024 is because of the age-old use of binary definition in computers. Since 2^10 is 1024, and it is easy to think of things in powers of ten, initially, 1024 bytes was referred to as a kilobyte. This is, in fact, wrong. The correct name for 2^10 byes is kibibyte (KiB). SImilarly, the rough approximation for 1 billion bytes is 2^30, or 1 gibibyte (GiB). Since data structures have changed, the need to rely on the binary system has been overcome, and common electronics are measured in kilo, mega, and giga bytes, not kibi, mebi, and gibibytes.
In short, there are 1000 kilobytes in a gigabyte, but if we refer to the base 2 representation of those bytes, there are 1024. It all depends on the number system you use, and as computers and such become easier, we are trending towards the base ten system.
2007-03-10 18:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by chris h 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To keep it short, there are 1000,000 kb (1000,000 x 1000 bytes) in 1Gb.
Conversely, 1000Mb (1000 x 1000,000) in 1Gb.
1Gb = 1000,000,000.
The anomaly that some helpful folks and some pedants allude to is the fact that there are, in fact, a 1024 bytes in a Kb. This was set down when computers had 8 bits to a byte. Maybe now that most PCs are 32 bit it's wiped out. Maybe there are less bytes to a Kb in 64 bit computers?
2007-03-11 05:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by azure_falls 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Officially there are 1024 bytes in a kb, 1024 kb in a mb and 1024 mb in a gb. That would mean that there are 1,048,576
kb in a mb. This rule applies to computer memory (RAM).
Usually however, hard drive manufacturers only use 1000 as their factor so in this case you would have 1,000,000 kb in a gb
2007-03-11 03:05:43 · answer #3 · answered by Math Guy 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's easy:
1 gb is equal to
SI Values
byte 1000000000
kilobyte [KB] 1000000(1 million)
megabyte [MB] 1000
gigabyte [GB] 1
bits 8000000000
kilobit 8000000
megabit 8000
gigabit 8
2007-03-11 03:41:05 · answer #4 · answered by nabin l 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One gb equals:
1,000,000 Kbytes (Also known as KB or Kilobytes)
1,000 Mbytes (Also known as MB or Megabytes)
1 GB (Also known as Gigabytes)
In other words: 1,000,000 KB = 1,000 MB = 1 GB
2007-03-11 03:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by Blah 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
What the hell people ask these stupid questions.
One it takes 8 bit to equal a byte
1024 bytes equal a kiobyte
1024 Kilobytes equal a megabyte
1024 Megabytes equal a GB
I think it is answer your question.
2007-03-11 03:22:58 · answer #6 · answered by Cyber Superman (Man of Steel) 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-03-11 03:05:21 · answer #7 · answered by h_majnoonian 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1024kb=1 MB
1024MB= 1 GB
1024 GB= 1TB (Terabyte)
1048576Kb = 1GB
2007-03-11 03:09:51 · answer #8 · answered by Air Force guy 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the smart dude is right its 1 million
2007-03-11 03:04:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's one billion . you got byte's /kilabyte's / megabytes / gigabytes and terabytes . byte's are 100's kilabyte's are 1,000 mega byte's are millions and gigabytes billion's and terabytes are trillion's
2007-03-11 03:44:21 · answer #10 · answered by shorty98531 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋