Why Are There 1024 Bytes in a Kilobyte
Instead of 1000? Because Every Memory Unit Is Based on Powers of 2, a Kilobyte Is Defined Not as a Thousand (As in Other Conventional Measurements), but as...
Why Are There 1024 bytes in a kilobyte instead of 1000?
Because every memory unit is based on powers of 2, a kilobyte is defined not as a thousand (as in other conventional measurements), but as 2^10 bytes = 1024 bytes. 1024 is close enough to a thousand to earn the kilo tag.
Why do we use 1024 instead of 1000?
Notice how 2^10 is 1024. Therefore, 2^10, or 1024 bytes compose one kilobyte. Furthermore, 1024 kilobytes compose one megabyte, and 1024 megabytes compose one gigabyte. For most practical purposes, you can estimate 1024 to 1000.
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