Why 1024 is not 1000?

A kilobyte (KB) is 1,024 bytes, not one thousand bytes as might be expected, because computers use binary (base two) math, instead of a decimal (base ten) system. Computer storage and memory is often measured in megabytes (MB) and gigabytes (GB).

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Is mbps 1024 or 1000?
Megabit per second (symbol Mbit/s or Mb/s, often abbreviated "Mbps") is a unit of data transfer rate equal to: 1,000 kilobits per second. 1,000,000 bits per second.
2024-02-21 00:25:07

Are there 1000 or 1024 mb in a gb?
This definition is synonymous with the unambiguous binary unit mebibyte. In this convention, one thousand and twenty-four megabytes (1024 MB) is equal to one gigabyte (1 GB), where 1 GB is 10243 bytes (i.e., 1 GiB).
2024-02-18 01:02:27

Is kb 1000 or 1024?
The term 'kilobyte' has traditionally been used to refer to 1024 bytes (210 B). The usage of the metric prefix kilo for binary multiples arose as a convenience, because 1024 is approximately 1000. The binary interpretation of metric prefixes is still prominently used by the Microsoft Windows operating system.
2024-01-18 00:08:19

Is a terabyte 1000 or 1024?
For example, when the decimal standard is used, 1 TB is equal to 1,000 gigabytes (GBs), but when the binary standard is used, 1 TB is equal to 1,024 GB.
2024-01-08 18:57:29

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