From: Michael Snyder (msnyder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Jul 16 2002 - 00:38:19 GMT-3
I assume that a KB (with a uppercase B) is kilobyte and Kb (with a
lowercase b) is kilobit.
My question is this, Does the K equal a 1000, or a 1024?
When I programmed 6502 processor back in school, a Kilobyte was always
1024 bytes, or 8192 bits.
In short, does a KB equal;
A) 1000 Bytes or 8000 bits
B) 1024 Bytes or 8192 bits.
Follow Up question, Does a MB equal;
C) 1000000 Bytes or 8000000 bits
D) 1048576 Bytes or 8388608 bits
???
I think I already know that kilo in Cisco land is 1000, but if they are
willing to use 1000 instead of 1024; why not use 10 bits instead of 8
bits per byte. It would really help with the math. My point being that
both 8 bits per byte, and 1024 bytes per K came about at the same time,
and for the same reason, being computer memory and address based. Go
figure.
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