MiB..mebibyte?

KGhaleon

I did a wiki and noticed KiB, MiB, GiB, etc...but what the heck are these and where are they used?
I see it a lot when using Linux as well.

KG

JDMurray

Kilobyte = KB = 1000
Kibibyte = KiB = 1024

For decades, a "kilobyte" was used to describe both the values 1000 (base 10, 10**3) and 1024 (base 2, 2**10) in computer engineering. The Kibibyte was establish to unambiguously represent the value 1024. Besides storage and CPU manufactures, I don't know of any other industries that have standardized on its use. I don't use it myself; as a software guy, when I hear "kilobyte" I naturally think 1024.

RTmarc

MiB also = Men In Black

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119654

Webmaster

JDMurray wrote:

Kilobyte = KB = 1000
Kibibyte = KiB = 1024

Sounds like a tropical dish... "Let's grab a Kibibyte"

btw, How much does a kilo of bytes weigh?

mikej412

Webmaster wrote:

btw, How much does a kilo of bytes weigh?

2.2 pounds.

JDMurray

Webmaster wrote:

Sounds like a tropical dish... "Let's grab a Kibibyte"

Definitely Aussie or Kiwi and marketed to the USA. "Let's throw a Kibibyte on the barbie."

KGhaleon

haha, thanks for the reply. That certainly clears up some things. Just adds more confusion with a whole host of new acronyms.

KG