No, 1024mb are in 1gb.
512mb is one half of 1gb.
2048mb make up 2gb, and so on.
2007-05-08 12:33:04
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answered by Adam J 3
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In the world of computers, at the base level things work on ones and zeros - this is called binary because everynew number represents another power of 2. As an example, 10 in decimal (base 10) is 10 - the 1 represents 1 thing with a value of 10, the 0 says there are no other values between 0 and 9 to be added to the ten. In binary, 10 is represented as 1010 - the right most digit says there are no ones, the next digit, a 1, says there is 1 value of 2 (2 to the 1st power), the next 0 says there is no value of 4 (2 to the 2nd power, or 2*2), the very leftmost digit represents a value of 8 (2 to the 3rd power, or 2*2*2). Given 1 "8" and 1 "2" the value of 1010 in binary represents 10 in decimal. So what does this have to do with your question you ask? Everything - let me explain.
In true computer terms, a gigabyte is actually 1024 megabytes, just as a megabyte is 1024 kbytes, and 1 kbyte is 1024 bytes. This is all based on powers of 2 (binary). When you work out the binary, you find the 1st value that meets a "minimum of" value, such as "what is the minimum number of megabytes, in binary, that comes out to at least 1 billion [1 gigbyte]". In the old days (I started professionally with computers in 1972) needing to know binary was a given - today, not so.
Now, since a lot of computer product manufacturers don't actually follow this anymore (to some disk manufacturers, for example), they will state a storage capacity of 1000 megabytes as meaning a gigabtye.
So, the long answer to your question is that it depends on how true to "computereese" you want to be. The truely correct answer is 1024 megabytes make up a gigabyte.
2007-05-08 21:57:37
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answered by gcos7 3
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1024 mb = 1 gb
here use this calculator
http://www.calculateme.com/ComputerStorage/Megabytes/ToGigabytes.htm
the person below me is wrong. 1000 is not the right answer. you can't trust wikipedia. anyone including me and you can put stuff in there.
2007-05-08 19:35:07
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answered by Anonymous
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1000
See 3rd table in link below and note also the difference between GigaBytes and Gigabits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte
2007-05-08 19:41:53
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answered by Karz 7
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