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Is Mega equal to 1000?
Is Mega equal to 1000?
Dreamchaser
Wed Nov 20 2024
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I'm wondering if the term 'Mega' is equivalent to the number 1000. I've heard it used in different contexts and want to confirm if my understanding is correct.
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Daniele
Thu Nov 21 2024
Alternatively, in binary notation, which is based on the number 2, a megabyte is equivalent to 1,048,576 bytes.
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mia_rose_lawyer
Thu Nov 21 2024
The binary value can be similarly represented using exponential notation as 220 bytes or as 1024 raised to the power of 2 bytes.
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Riccardo
Thu Nov 21 2024
A megabyte is a measurement unit used to quantify data capacity.
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GyeongjuGloryDays
Thu Nov 21 2024
In decimal notation, which is based on the number 10, a megabyte is equivalent to 1,000,000 bytes.
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alexander_watson_astronaut
Thu Nov 21 2024
These two notations reflect different ways of representing and calculating data capacity.
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