Space Conversion KB, MB, GB, TB

[usedhost]

1024 kb=1mb
1024mb=gig
1024gig=terabyte


I think thats right.

[Bruce]

b != B

b = bits
B = bytes

8 bits = 1 byte

(And 4 bits is a nibble, but that's a story for another day. )

[usedhost]

I didn't know there was anything below a byte. I guess you learn something everyday.

[Bruce]

Here's another interesting fact:

Most computer-related items are actually measured in binary bytes (hard drives being the major exception), rather than your standard bytes. Standard bytes are a power of 10, while binary bytes are a power of 2.

1 kilobyte (kB) = 1000 bytes
1 kibibyte (KiB) = 1024 bytes

1 megabyte (MB) = 1000 kB
1 mebibyte (MiB) = 1024 KiB

1 gigabyte (GB) = 1000 MB
1 gibibyte (GiB) = 1024 MiB

[usedhost]

First time i've even heard of all that. Now that i've seen it I wont forget it.

[Koopa]

I learnt some of that in my IT college course, it's all coming back

[Antonio]

Almost right