1GB = 1024MB or 1000MB?

Mujkanovic · Dec 30, 2016

I had searched and read various varying articles on the net. Personally I always go with 1:1024. What is the actual ratio? 1:1024 or 1:1000? Does any correct this for me?

RDO Servers · Dec 30, 2016

Most people would use 1000 for easier math, but technically it is 1024.

Computers use bits.
There are 8 bits in a byte

Therefore anything measures in bytes (KB, MB, GB, TB) will be a multiple of 8.

HostBastic · Dec 31, 2016

Well if we are talking about resource allocation it varies upon providers since the hosting business is a world with its own terminology.
Otherwise RDO Servers explained it pretty well.

Laurence Flynn · Dec 31, 2016

1GB is 1024MB but if you are buying a 10GB plan you are getting 10GB and not 10 x 1024MB.

Nixtree · Dec 31, 2016

There should be no doubt that 1 G = 1024 MB and no one normally change that as even customer now a days have basic knowledge and they might raise questions if they see any anomally

R Langley · Dec 31, 2016

Mujkanovic said:
I had searched and read various varying articles on the net. Personally I always go with 1:1024. What is the actual ratio? 1:1024 or 1:1000? Does any correct this for me?

Have you ever tried using google? https://www.google.com/#q=How+many+MB+is+1GB Just a simple google search led me to believe that 1GB is 1024MB hmmmm how wonderful google is.

Server_Wala · Jan 13, 2017

1Gb equal to 1024 MB, 1MB equal to 1024KB. It technically concept, mostly people is not aware of this concept.

GswHosting · Jan 13, 2017

As all said before me 1000 or 1k in standard system is 1024 in computer system.

Why is that because one bit can be 0 or 1, (included and not) to get value of next bit you have do math 2(possible state) [SUP]bit position[/SUP] like 2[SUP]10[/SUP] is 1024. that is closest number to 1000.

2[SUP]9[/SUP]=512
2[SUP]11[/SUP]=2048

so if you see some where 1000MB it isn't 1TB it is 1000/1024~0.9766TB

1GB = 1024MB or 1000MB?

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