– why are there 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte? Why didn’t they make it an even 1000?
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1000 is a nice even number in base-10. It is 10^(3).
1024 is a nice even number in base-2. It is 2^(10).
Computers work in base-2.
– why are there 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte? Why didn’t they make it an even 1000?
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