Thursday 9 August 2012
According to the IBM Dictionary of Computing, when used to describe disk storage capacity, a megabyte is 1000000 bytes in decimal notation but when the megabyte is used for real and virtual storage is 1048576 bytes is appropriate notation.
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According to Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary, a megabyte means either 1000000bytes or 1048576bytes.
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According to Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary, a megabyte means either 1000000bytes or 1048576bytes.
Both of the standards are correct depending on what type the user referring.
Processor or Virtual Storage:
1Bit=Binary Digit
8Bit=1Byte
1024Bytes=1Kilobyte
1024Kilobytes=1Megabyte
1024Megabytes=1Gigabyte
1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte
1024 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte
1024 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte
1024 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte
1024 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte
1024 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte
1024 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte
Disk Storage:
1 Bit = Binary Digit
8 Bits = 1 Byte
1000 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte
1000 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte
1000 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte
1000 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte
1000 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte
1000 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte
1000 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte
1000 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte
1000 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte
1000 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte
