In fact big K is used to mean 1024 rather than the 1000 of little k. It's a shame little m was already used for milli, so big M might mean one million or 1048576 depending upon context.
For instance RAM is always measured in MB meaning 1048576 bytes, whereas disc drives are measured in MB meaning a million bytes. Confusing or what? In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Frost) wrote: > Tom, > > Nearly correct!! > > Little 'm' stands for milli (one thousandth of); big 'M' stands for mega > (one million times). So 1 Mb = 1000 Kb = 1 000 000 bits. Don't think it > matters whether kilo (one thousand times) is represented by k or K. > > Big 'B' stands for bytes, and little 'b' for bits, with 8 bits to a byte > (usually). So 1 KB is not the same a 1 Kb, and 100 MB is not the same as > 100Mb! > > So strictly speaking, your 119.9mb means 119.9 thousands of a bit, and > since > a bit is indivisible, that obviously doesn't make sense. Whereas 119.9 > MB > means 119.9 megabytes (million bytes), and 119.9 Mb means 119.9 > megabits. > > Abbreviations often cause problems, so 'If in doubt, write it out' is a > good > maxim to follow. > > Bob Frost. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Maugham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sorry, that should read "119,885kb or 119.9mb". ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
