How many bits is a billion?

So, 10 bits allows about a thousand values, 20 bits is about a million values, 30 bits is about a billion, and 32 bits allows over four billion values (because we double the billion two more times for the difference between 30 and 32).

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2024-02-03 10:04:30

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Is a billion the same in europe?
The word 'billion' is now used internationally to mean 1,000 million and it would be confusing if British Ministers were to use it in any other sense.
2024-01-12 12:20:24

How fast can a computer count to a billion?
But let's look at mine for a bit: one billion (9 zeros) is being reached fast – 15 seconds. but to get to one trillion (12 zeros) – the difference is amazing – 4 hours and 10 minutes. Basically 1000 times more.
2024-01-11 19:21:30

What is a billion gigabytes?
An extraordinarily large unit of digital data, one Exabyte (EB) is equal to 1,000 Petabytes or one billion gigabytes (GB). Some technologists have estimated that all the words ever spoken by mankind would be equal to five Exabytes.
2023-11-02 05:38:06

What game made a billion dollars?
That honor goes to Grand Theft Auto V, which topped $1 billion within three days of its 2013 release. Still, it's a big reassurance for both Activision and Microsoft, which is hoping to acquire the publisher.
2023-03-02 00:21:43

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