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Answer 21 / 26
Endy
 
So, if I understand correctly...

4 MB = 4,194,304 bytes?

I did try to calculate it, but wow, I'm really not sure!
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sebsauvage Posted messages 33284 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   15 684
 
No.

4 MB = 4 Megabytes 4,000,000 bytes.
Just like 4 Megajoules = 4,000,000 Joules
or 4 Megatons = 4,000,000 tons
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Spider_cochon78 Posted messages 8706 Status Contributor 1 203
 
4 Megabytes equal:
4 * 1024 * 1024 = 4194304 Bytes
and not
4 * 1000 * 1000

it's not logic, it's computing.


again, it depends on who is speaking:
computer systems count 1 kilo = 1024
while hard drive manufacturers count 1 kilo = 1000
simply to make hard drives appear larger on paper than they actually are once formatted.

this is called marketing (in French, misleading advertising).
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brupala Posted messages 112575 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 392 > Spider_cochon78 Posted messages 8706 Status Contributor
 
Heu... can you reread from the beginning please before writing this nonsense?
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and... There you go!
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Answer 22 / 26
Gloabl_Frenchy
 
Super fun guys. I read the whole discussion and it brightened my day. You learn some nice things sometimes. Thank you!!!
Good luck for the future!
By the way, 123 Gibit in MB?
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brupala Posted messages 112575 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 392
 
start>>run>>calc.exe
123x1024x1024x1024/8000000
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Answer 23 / 26
Lazarey Posted messages 3255 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   745
 
Sebsauvage!
We understand that it's the office of so-and-so that defines the values of kilo, mega, and other multiples.
But since we are on a computer forum and everyone seeking help uses an OS that makes the mistake, don't you think it would be smarter to use the 1024 system even if it's wrong???
Because what will happen when someone asks for help filling an 800 MB CD with 8 KB files???
Are you going to tell them they can put 100,000 files? When in reality, they can only fit 2,400 more!!!
I think people who come here don’t care about having a lesson on the theory of mega and kilo. They just want answers to their problems.
I choose to help by perpetuating a widely spread error rather than giving correct answers that are simply UNUSABLE in practice.
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brupala Posted messages 112575 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 392
 
Hello,
I don’t see at all how the right values are practically unusable.
Continuing to perpetuate an erroneous value will never solve the problem.
A 700 MB CD will contain at most 700,000,000 Bytes of useful data, no need to beat around the bush.
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and ... There you go!
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Answer 24 / 26
Anonymous user
 
Salut

You turn on your brain, open your eyes and read the best answers. You will find out how much 303.6 Mo is in Mb or MB...
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Answer 25 / 26
Lazarey Posted messages 3255 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   745
 
I believe we should stop helping people with this kind of question because, in my opinion, it's not doing them a favor to give them answers that are a few posts up.
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Answer 26 / 26
T3t3d3m0rt
 

I don't understand either
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