What is GB bytes

B

BoniM

About 1 billion bytes. A gigabyte(GB) is used as a measure for RAM or disk
capacity. One gigabyte equals 1,024 MB, which is 1,024 KB, which is 1,024
bytes. A byte is a single character in a text document.
A great source for decyphering all those confusing acronyms:
www.netlingo.com
 
S

Swifty

BoniM said:
About 1 billion bytes. A gigabyte(GB) is used as a measure for RAM or disk
capacity. One gigabyte equals 1,024 MB, which is 1,024 KB, which is 1,024
bytes.
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Unless you're selling disks. Then, 1Gb = 1,000,000,000

Similarly, 1K=1024 in the IT industry unless you're talking salary,
where 1K<=1000
 

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