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1.4 Go = 1400 Mo

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WinFire2019 Posted messages 185 Status Member -  
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Hello,
How many megabytes does that correspond to??? 1.4 GB
Thank you.
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    Dougy Posted messages 452 Status Contributor 35
     
    Hello,
    1400 MB

    Best regards,

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    1. Kurt77
       
      Hello Dougy!

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      Proof that even the sun has its own daily routine...
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      1. Dougy Posted messages 452 Status Contributor 35 > Kurt77
         
        Hello Kurt77 ^^

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      2. Kurt77 > Dougy Posted messages 452 Status Contributor
         
        LOL!

        It was just to reply to your signature, we notice that the sun is like man, it has the same habits from rising to setting...^^
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      3. Dougy Posted messages 452 Status Contributor 35 > Kurt77
         
        Lol sorry, I'm not used to looking at signatures ... :d I couldn't even remember mine :d

        Not bad, not bad ;)

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  2. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499
     
    It's easy, you multiply by 1024
    1.4 GB = 1024 * 1.4 MB = 1433.6 MB

    Finally, this is what we commonly use but with a misuse of language since the units were "modified" in the official journal of '98

    So normally, since 1998: 1.4 GB = 1400 MB
    Go check out if you want details http://physics.nist.gov./cuu/Units/binary.html
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  3. sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
     
    According to official sources, the definition of kilo is a multiplicative factor of 10 to the power of 3 (1000) independently of the unit to which it applies.

    I'll say it again:
    THE DEFINITION OF "KILO" IS INDEPENDENT OF THE UNIT TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED.

    So
    1 kg = 1000 grams
    1 km = 1000 meters
    1 kJ = 1000 Joules
    1 kV = 1000 Volts
    and
    1 ko = 1000 bytes

    There is no exception to the rule.
    kilo = 1000

    The definition of kilo does not vary according to modes, techniques, or fields of activity.
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    1. Dougy Posted messages 452 Status Contributor 35
       
      You forgot kiloeuros = 1000 euros

      Okay, I'm out ====================> []

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    2. Kurt77
       
      Arf ... !! Yeah, I think you took the right initiative there...lol
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    3. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499
       
      There's no point in getting upset... look at how Windows works, for example!

      Certainly, there is no exception, and yet Windows clearly displays for a file of 62.3 Ko: "62.3 Ko (63,884 bytes)"

      So you can say what you want, but it's not in my imagination that for some people 1 Ko = 1024 bytes.

      That's just why I said that!
      In theory, you're right... but in practice, it's far from being applied!!! Have you often heard people talk about Mebibytes or things like that... well, I haven't, and yet that's what they often want to talk about!!!
      That's why I talked about "abuse of language"
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    4. sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684 > Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention  
       
      yes yes, don't worry, I'm not mad at you.

      It's just that I want to break the neck of this "1024".
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    5. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499 > sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
       
      :-DDD
      It does have its uses this 1024 sometimes!!! And it often simplifies calculations quite a bit :-DDD


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  4. WinFire2019 Posted messages 185 Status Member 9
     
    Thank you very much :)
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  6. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499
     
    WinFire2019, I would be curious to know why you asked that question about bytes, if it's not too personal!!!

    I don't see how that question could seem personal, but anyway...
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  8. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499
     
    So basically, you have to adapt... It depends on the places, it depends on the "traditions," the "habits" of each person!
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  10. natti
     
    Hello...... well done guys!!!!... interesting and fun........
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  11. shaiulud
     
    I read the standard that dates back to 1998, the information processing from the 40s, and the binary systems from the 50s.
    We have 60 years of practicing 1 kB = 2^10 bytes.
    It will take time to change everything that is used.

    Personally, 1024 doesn't bother me at all.
    Especially since 1000 bytes = 2^9.965784285
    which, it must be said, is much simpler.
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    1. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499
       
      It's much simpler to call a cat a cat and therefore 1 KB = 1000 bytes
      The problem is having used the word kilo for purposes that were not appropriate to it...
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    2. teebo Posted messages 33585 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   1 797
       
      How many years has the prefix kilo been used? 8-) And yet it didn't take long for computer scientists to mess things up, see, it's possible :o)

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      1. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499 > teebo Posted messages 33585 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention  
         
        But making a mess is easy!!! On the other hand, putting everything back in order is always longer and more annoying!
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  12. WinFire2019 Posted messages 185 Status Member 9
     
    Belgamo59 do we know each other???

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  13. sardine-à l'huile Posted messages 731 Status Member 1 178
     
    Mr. Sebsauvage, the "sbrial kilor"!

    I dared...

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  14. WinFire2019 Posted messages 185 Status Member 9
     
    Because this person called me by my first name, so I wonder who it is...

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    1. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499
       
      Reread my question... I think you didn't quite understand... I was talking about the post, not the topic, not your last message :-DDD
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  15. WinFire2019 Posted messages 185 Status Member 9
     
    Oh well, someone wanted to know how much 1.4 GB is in MB, so I posted this question here!!!

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    1. Kermitt31 Posted messages 3679 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   499
       
      So what's the answer? It's not easy to respond when there's no context to go with it... It's true that from a theoretical and official point of view, sebsauvage is absolutely right!!!
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  17. WinFire2019 Posted messages 185 Status Member 9
     
    ah lol Jean Christophe !!!!! loool ok :)

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  18. Trex78
     
    Good evening,

    If I may, since the beginnings of computing (and I have almost witnessed them), a kilobyte equals 1024 bytes, a megabyte equals 1024 kilobytes, and so on.

    This still holds true for anything concerning memory, file size, etc.

    The exception comes from disk manufacturers and similar entities: it's simply more appealing to sell a 200 gigabyte hard drive than one with "I-can't-be-bothered-to-calculate-how-many-that-is-in-reality" gigabytes.

    They calculate using 1000 bytes for a kilobyte, 1000 kilobytes for a megabyte, and 1000 megabytes for a gigabyte. It sounds wealthier.
    This may stem from floppy disks where the formatted capacity was less than the theoretical capacity.

    It's just good to know...
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  19. sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
     
    This is still applicable to everything related to memory, file size, etc.

    NO.
    It is still not applicable.

    Just because a large number of people say something foolish does not make it a truth.

    The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is the custodian of the definition of the kilogram, and they state:
    "These SI prefixes strictly represent powers of 10. They should not be used to express multiples of 2 (for example, a kilobit represents 1000 bits and not 1024 bits)."
    ( http://www.bipm.org/fr/si/prefixes.html )

    The U.S. NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology),
    the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)
    and the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
    say the same thing.
    http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html

    It is not the manufacturers of memory sticks who are the custodians of the definition of "kilo", any more than they are for the meter or the kilogram.
    It is the BIPM that sets the rule.

    And the rule is kilo = 10 to the power of 3.
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  20. fana de diablo
     
    'Hi, I'm going to give you a little lesson on conversions:

    1 byte = 1 byte

    1 kilobyte = 1000 (new notation) 1024 (old notation)

    1 megabyte = 1000 kilobytes (new notation) 1024 (old notation)

    1 gigabyte = 1000 megabytes (new notation) 1024 (old notation)

    So: 1.4 x 1000 = 1400 KB (new notation) 1.4 x 1024 = 1423.6 (old notation)

    If your document is recent, it will have the new notation, otherwise, the old one
    Sorry, I don't know when the new notation started

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  21. Trex78
     
    Re,

    I agree, saying a kilo is 1024 is a misnomer, but it's been the practice in the profession for a long time; memory stick manufacturers haven't invented anything, it's the hard drive manufacturers who take advantage of the misunderstanding.
    And since computers use binary, it greatly simplifies things.

    Once again, you just have to know it and everyone is happy ;-)

    Catch you later!
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