Re: Convert KB to MB?
| From: | Mike Migurski | Date: | Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:42:26 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Convert KB to MB? | ||
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>>Ahhh, but then marketing gets involved and changes the 1024 to 1000 and
>>ta da, you now have more MegaBytes. 1024 is the right number to use, but
>>don't be surprised if it doesn't match with some numbers you might
>>compare it to.
>
>Not necessarily, in data storage 1mb = 1024kb but in data transfer 1mb =
>1000kb.
Isn't it the case that in data storage the 'b' means 'bytes', while in
data transfer the 'b' means 'bits'? It makes a difference: talking about
1000 bytes is awkward, while 1000 bits is not.
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