– why are there 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte? Why didn’t they make it an even 1000? 1.30K viewsJanuary 25, 2024OtherTechnology Question100.55K January 25, 2024 0 Comments – why are there 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte? Why didn’t they make it an even 1000? In: Technology 22 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted January 25, 2024 0 Comments Computers work in binary or base 2 not decimal (base 10). 1024 is a power of 2 1000 is not. So in the case of computers or any base 2 system, 1024 is the even number and 1000 is the oddball You are viewing 1 out of 22 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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