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There are 1000 (103) bytes in one kilobyte (kB). The prefix kilo- comes from Greek, and means 1000 (kilogram = 1000 grams, kilometer = 1000 meters).
When referring to memory, it is common to use the term "kilobyte" (abbreviated "KB") as an approximation for 210 = 1024, since memory uses binary addresses and it makes math easier. This is not universal, however.
For instance:
- A 65,536 byte file is reported as "66 KB" by Mac OS X (standard definition), or "64 KB" by Microsoft Windows (non-standard definition).
- The HP 21MX real-time computer (1974) denoted 196,608 bytes as "196K", using the standard definition, while the HP 3000 business computer (1973) denoted 131,072 bytes as "128K bytes", using the non-standard definition.
Since this non-standard usage creates ambiguity, confusion, and has even led to lawsuits, the "K = 1024" usage has been explicitly prohibited by SI, officially deprecated by all the major standards organizations, and a new prefix system created for this usage, which defines the "kilobinary byte" or "kibibyte" (KiB) for this binary multiple and affirms that "kilobyte" (kB) always means 1000 bytes.
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How many kilobytes in one byte?
1/1000 or 1/1024. Because "kilo" is the metric SI prefix for "1000", the "kilobyte" is the larger unit (1000 bytes). However, as bytes are arranged as binary numbers (powers of 2), a kilobyte actually refers to 1024 bytes. 1024 = 210
How many bits are in a bite for computer?
It goes; 8 Bits = 1 Byte 1000 bytes = 1 kilobyte 1000 kilobytes = 1 megabyte 1000 megabytes = 1 gigabyte 1000 gigabytes = 1 terabyte
What is is a GB?
As this question has been featured in "Technology" space, the "GB" you have asked referes to "Gigabyte". Byte is a term used to refer the computer memory. (1 Byte = 8 Bits) So, 1 byte (B) = 8 bits 1 kilobyte (KB) = 1024 Bytes 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1024 kilobytes
How many bytes are in 5 kilo nybble?
2056 1024 bytes = 1 Kilobyte therefore 1024x5= 5 Kilobytes thus 1024X5= 5120 divided by 2= 2560 Remember that a nybble is half of a bite a "nybble" is half a byte, you divive
One megabyte of memory consist of?
One megabyte consists of 1024 kilobytes. A kilobytes consist of 1024 bytes. Hence, a megabyte consists of 10242 bytes=1048578 bytes.A byte can store 1 character. Hence, a megabyte can store 1048578 characters. To go deeper down 1 byte consists of 8 bits. Hence,1 megabyte consists of 1048578 x 8=8388624 bits. Hence, 1MB=1024KB. Or 1058578B. Or8388624b.
