– why are there 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte? Why didn’t they make it an even 1000?

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– why are there 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte? Why didn’t they make it an even 1000?

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It’s already been pointed out that computer memory is calculated at powers of 2 due to the binary nature of the device.

However, in marketing copy for storage devices they generally “round down” to thousands instead of using the memory standard.

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