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How much k is in 1 KB?

Updated: 9/19/2023
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None, there is no k in kb, there are b in kb. Data is made of bits. A bit is a piece of information ( 1 or 0 ). Using eight (8) bits we can make any single letter or number. Eight bits is referred to as a byte. These eight bits are a string of binary (two base numbering system) One kb is 1024 bytes. Kilo is the term for 1000 such as used in kilometre, meaning 1000 metres. However there are 1024 when we refer to kb because, as mentioned, using a base two numbering system, 1000 is no longer a nice round number. However 1024 is 2 to the power of 10 ( 2^10 ). Understanding this, the number 1024 would be written in binary as 1111111111

After kilo is mega (mb) followed by giga (gb) and then tera (tb)

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