Binary Versus Decimal Values MB/GB
Although a byte represents the basic “building block” of storage and RAM calculation,
most measurements are better performed with multiples of a byte. All calculations
of the capacity of RAM and storage are done in bits and bytes. Eight bits is
equal to one byte.
Measurement Type Number of Bytes/Bits
D=Decimal
B=Binary
Bit 1/8 of a byte
Nibble 1/2 of a byte
Byte 8 bits
Kilobit (Kb) D 1,000 bits
B 1,024 bits (128 bytes)
Kilobyte (KB) D 1,000 bytes
B 1,024 bytes
Megabit (Mb) D 1,000,000 bits
B 1,048,576 bits (131,072 bytes)
Megabyte (MB) D 1,000,000 bytes
B 1,048,576 bytes
Gigabit (Gb) D 1,000,000,000 bits
B 1,073,741,824 bits
Gigabyte (GB) D 1,000,000,000 bytes
B 1,073,741,824 bytes
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