okay....KBs and MBs?

Question

alright, im not very good with computers and stuff, but how many KBs are in an MB???
(on computers)

Answer 1

With all these people, some giving you completely wrong answers, some giving you incomplete answers, you'd be better off reading Wikipedia's article about "Orders of magnitude" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_(data)

Reading that should keep you occupied for a while :) but at least it's accurate.



Short version of a long story:

1 KB = 1024 bytes (2 ^ 10)

1 MB = 1024 KB = 1024 * 1024 bytes (2 ^ 20)

1 GB = 1024 MB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024 bytes (2 ^ 30)

Answer 2

Fransisc H is the only one who's had it right.



Increments of 1000 are used by the industry to make their hard drives and disks seem bigger than they are (like selling DVD's that are "4.7GB" when, in fact, they have only 4.35 GB of space available on your PC)



Bytes are based on bits, using a "binary" system (base-2); one byte is 8 bits (2^3), one kilobyte is 1024 bytes (2^10), one megabyte = 1024 kilobytes (2^20), etc.



Resellers use the decimal (base-10) system:

One kilobyte = 1000 bytes (10^3), one megabyte = 1000 kilobytes (10^6), etc.

Using this system, numbers grow bigger faster in comparison... but in fact signify LESS data than under the binary system.



On a computer, when dealing with file- and drive sizes, the base-2 or binary system is used - that's simply how they're setup.

Answer 3

The quick answer is there are 1024 KBs in 1 MB



each measurement is and increase of x 1000



There are 8 bits in a byte (not 256)



KB Kilobyte = 1024 bytes but we call it 1000

MB Megabyte = roughly 1 million bytes (it is more but we round down)

GB Gigabyte = 1 billion (same, we round down)

TB Terabyte = 1 trillion (again, round down)

Answer 4

MB is greater than KB

1 MB (Megabyte) = 1024 KB (Kilobyte)

Answer 5

256 bits = 1 byte

1024 bytes = 1 kb

1024 kb = 1 mb

1024 mb = 1 gb

1024 gb = 1 tb (tera bytes)

Answer 6

Approximately 1,000 KB = 1 MB.

Answer 7

1000KB in 1MB, 1000MB in 1GB, 1000GB in 1TB



As far as I'm aware, terrabytes are the biggest we have so far..