If the average IQ is 100, how many gigabyte is my brain??With all those computer terms, why not my brains in gigabite...Just wondering??
2007-11-15 05:36:23 · 8 answers · asked by ororo munroe 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Or do I sound like a total geek!!
2007-11-15 05:50:15 · update #1
Tough question.
Typically gigabytes measures a number of bits -- ones and zeroes -- of information that can be stored on a storage device. If I asked you to remember a number like 0010010101001001 I would be surprised if you could repeat it back to me within seconds of me saying it, much less months or years later. That number would correspond to 2 bytes, or 0.000000001 GB of data.
At the same time, however, think of how large some computer programs are. These programs store methods and routines necessary to process those 0s and 1s and turn them into something useful to us. The process you go through to do something as simple as turn on a light switch might be the equivalent of anywhere from kilobytes to gigabytes of data if stored on a computer.
Because your brain is designed to store/handle processes -- not 1s and 0s -- gigabytes aren't a good way to measure its capacity.
2007-11-15 05:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by John B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the average human brain can store somewhere between 5 and 10 terabytes (about 5000 to 10000 gigabytes) of information.
2007-11-15 05:40:42 · answer #2 · answered by b3aup 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am going to enclose you a little link for you to read. Some folks at Berkeley have done some research on this subject to some degree...
Enjoy.
If you consider that your entire day is essentially HiDef video your millions of exabytes of data
2007-11-15 05:44:12 · answer #3 · answered by Slick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but its an interesting question. All I know is I think my brain has a corrupted boot process. Maybe I need to defrag...
/drool
2007-11-15 05:45:20 · answer #4 · answered by Kimpak_myrddin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question ! but think in at least terms of terabytes.
Here are some links that explore the matter
2007-11-15 05:44:33 · answer #5 · answered by vulcan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some scientists believe that there is no limit, that the problem with memory loss is a problem with recall, not storage.
2007-11-15 05:45:04 · answer #6 · answered by Layne M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
probably bbetween 20-50 terabytes
2007-11-15 05:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by steven25t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea - but that is an interesting question...
2007-11-15 05:40:14 · answer #8 · answered by Steph T 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋