...conversion between kilobytes and megabytes??

Answer by zrazyrjv
Submitted on 5/4/2004
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1 bit (b) 1 byte (B) = 8 bits 1 Kilobyte (K / KB) = 2^10 bytes = 1,024 bytes 1 Megabyte (M / MB) = 2^20 bytes = 1,048,576 bytes 1 Gigabyte (G / GB) = 2^30 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes 1 Terabyte (T / TB) = 2^40 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes 1 Petabyte (P / PB) = 2^50 bytes = 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes 1 Exabyte (E / EB) = 2^60 bytes = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes 1 Zettabyte (Z / ZB) = 2^70 bytes = 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 bytes 1 Yottabyte (Y / YB) = 2^80 bytes = 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 bytes 1 Nonabyte (N / NB) = 2^90 bytes = 1,237,940,039,285,380,274,899,124,224 bytes from internet www.nonabytes.org

Answer by oh yea...
Submitted on 7/3/2007
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wow...i can see there are not too many engineers around. just start with labeling things properly. bit (b) as in kbps or kilobits per second byte (B) = 8 bits kilobyte (kB) = 1024 bytes megabyte (MB) = 1024 kB = 1024^2 bytes gigabyte (GB) = 1024 MB = 1024^3 bytes and so forth. For all intents and purposes, the decimal method is commonly used for ease. This is when 1 GB is expressed as 1000 MB or 1000^2 kB. This is why when you buy an 80 GB hard drive, it might only read as 74.5 GB. For all standards such as programming, the decimal method is never used. So 1024 bytes per kilobytes? This answer is very simple. Computers are not based on the decimal system (numbers 0-9). They are based on the binary system (0 and 1). Basically, data on computers takes up space in groups of 2 (hence the BInary), which is why a byte = 8 bits (8 = 2^3) and a kB = 1024 B (1024 = 2^10). Hope this helps

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Question by Anna
Submitted on 9/28/2003
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what is the conversion between kilobytes and megabytes??

Answer by John
Submitted on 10/16/2003
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dear god.... have you ever taken a math or science class before?! simple explanation is: kilo-___ = 1,000 of something mega-___ = 1,000,000 of something giga-___ = 1,000,000,000 of something and on and on. it can keep going up (tera-, etc), and also very small (pico- and nano-). so the simple version is that 1MB = 1000KB, and 1KB = 1/1000th of a MB

Answer by Bink
Submitted on 11/18/2003
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Funny thing about this is that the answer given above is wrong. There are 1024 bytes in a Kilobyte and 1024 Kilobytes in a Megabyte.

Answer by Teaser
Submitted on 1/26/2004
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Ahh yes..... good catch Bink, how many bits are in a megabyte?

Answer by gayatri
Submitted on 2/18/2004
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There are 8388608 bits in a mega byte. 1 byte=8 bits,1 KB=10248=8192 bits 1MB=1024 KB,so 10248192=8388608 bits

Answer by Code Matrix
Submitted on 4/10/2004
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Acually BOTH John and Bink are correct john used the Decimal conversion and Bink used the Binary conversion ,,,, lol ,,, read on ,,,, The Decimal Conversion Table: There are 1000 bytes per kilobyte (KB). There are 1000 kilobytes per megabyte (MB) or 1,000,000 bytes. There are 1000 megabytes per gigabyte (GB) or 1,000,000,000 bytes per gigabyte. The Binary Conversion Table: There are 1024 bytes per kilobyte. There are 1024 kilobytes per megabyte or 1,048,576 bytes. There are 1024 megabytes per gigabyte or 1,073,741,824 bytes per gigabyte.

Answer by Bob The Builder
Submitted on 5/14/2004
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Who cares nyway? its aload of old pants wi big 5 tier wedding cakes in them

Answer by Sir John Hamsburger of Washington bureau of investigations
Submitted on 6/12/2004
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I would like to start by saying everything said within these posts are wrong. The true conversion is 1mb=2,256kb.

Answer by SV
Submitted on 6/26/2004
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Everything is wrong 1256gb is equal to 24mb. This is the new conversion which is approved by TRAI and the Triple I consortium.

Answer by miniwarrior@cox.net
Submitted on 7/20/2004
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Everything is wrong TERM ABBR APPROXIMATE ACTUAL Byte 1 byte 1 byte Kilobyte k or kb 1,000 bytes 1,024 bytes Megabyte m or mb 1,000,000 bytes 1,048,576 bytes Gigabyte g or gb 1,000,000,000 bytes 1,073,741,824 bytes

Answer by Nikki
Submitted on 8/4/2004
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now im completly confused for my school work, thanks a lot guys

Answer by Paul Harvey
Submitted on 5/10/2005
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Dear God.... Apparently the arrogant �John� has never taken a computer class before.

Answer by chubacca
Submitted on 2/21/2006
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You all got nothing you stupid people. 1 mega byte is far to small a number to be concerned with. I have at least a nonabyte of ram on my computer and don't care about anything less than a terrabyte

Answer by Bala
Submitted on 5/14/2006
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Answer by Izzie404
Submitted on 6/23/2006
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When you are saying {Kilo-, Mega-, Giga-, etc.} -Byte, you HAVE to use the Capital B to represent the Bytes, a lower case b means bits.

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Answer by rfkhan
Submitted on 7/15/2006
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1024 byte = 1 Kilobyte 1024 Kilobyte = 1 Megabyte 1024 Megabyte = 1 Gigabyte CHECK this website http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/calculate/ for online calculation

Answer by Sir Ian The Great
Submitted on 9/11/2006
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Great all of you, good job. How do i check how much Mega of Ram i have on my computer?

Answer by biscuit
Submitted on 10/3/2006
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...yall r smart

Answer by truth
Submitted on 12/13/2006
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who cares you all are nerds

Answer by Martin
Submitted on 12/28/2006
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u guys are all fags and have to much time to be thinking about things like this. NERDS!

Answer by dude man
Submitted on 2/19/2007
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you are all stupid fags, ask a teacher or somethin and get on wit it, you all have no lifes

Answer by M RUMMAN ANWAR KHAN
Submitted on 2/21/2007
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11111111=8 bits OR 00000000=8 bits of binary base2 8 bits=1byte 1024 bytes=1KB 1024 KB=1MB 1024 MB=1GB and so on conversion from 1kb to bits=10248=8192; conversion from 1MB to bits=10241024*8=8388608;

Answer by wow
Submitted on 3/11/2007
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wow u are all dumb shut up

Answer by Marky
Submitted on 3/15/2007
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To understand this clearly, we have to take care of our naming convention. First, 1 bit can have a value of 0 or 1. 1 byte = 8 bits. There is usually no question with the above. Now, 1 kilobit(kb) = 1000 bits 1 kilobyte(kB) = 1024 bytes = 8192 bits Moving on, 1 megabit(Mb) = 1000 kilobits(kb) = 1,000,000 bits 1 megabyte(MB) = 1024 kilobytes(kB) = 1,048,576 bytes = 8,388,608 bits Voila! Enjoy.

Answer by John Smith
Submitted on 5/9/2007
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Submitted on 7/5/2007
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