Is 1GB equal to 1000MB or 1024MB? Whenever I use google to convert it, I get 1000, but on multiple Q&A sites, I see 1024. Which is it? Please do not say 'It depends on the situation'. I want a real answer. Google Answer. Online Converter.
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What if the answer is "it depends on the situation"? What then? – Luke Joshua Park Jan 02 '16 at 20:07
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1http://puu.sh/mhbmT/38e1fe0092.png – Hatted Rooster Jan 02 '16 at 20:08
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2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte – Mureinik Jan 02 '16 at 20:10
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A gigabyte is 109 byte = 1 000 000 000 byte. Which is shortended GB
The Giga-prefix means 109, but has in the computer science-world meant 230. Gibi- is a new prefix, that means 2^30. This is often shortened as GiB. IEC reccomends using gibibyte, for describing data-amounts, that are measued as a multiplication of 230 byte.
Edit: Although, as you point out in the image from wikipedia in the comments, JEDEC does recommend using the binary GB (230), instead of the decimal.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_80000-13#Prefixes_for_binary_multiples
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