1GB = 1024MB, why?
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Hello,
I would like to know why 1GB = 1024 MB?
It's like saying that 1kg = 1024 g ...
So if I understand correctly, to get the space accurately (for partitioning, for example), I multiply the 1024 by the GB I want to allocate?
Example:
I want 22 GB, so 1024 x 22 = 22528 MB?
Best regards.
Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 3.6.8
I would like to know why 1GB = 1024 MB?
It's like saying that 1kg = 1024 g ...
So if I understand correctly, to get the space accurately (for partitioning, for example), I multiply the 1024 by the GB I want to allocate?
Example:
I want 22 GB, so 1024 x 22 = 22528 MB?
Best regards.
Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 3.6.8
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indeed, these are not the G and K of the metric system
it's a historical problem, memories, etc. being naturally easier to set up in powers of 2
2 ^10 = 1024...
in fact, to standardize, we should nowadays be talking about Kio instead of ko when we mean 1024 instead of 1000. This is supposed to be the standard.
One kio = 1024 bytes
One ko = 1000 bytes
unfortunately, it is not always followed...
