| What do Kilo, Mega and Giga mean? |
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These prefixes have been borrowed from the International SI prefixes: -
Kilo = 1,000 - e.g. Kilogram, Kilowatt, Kilobyte (Kb)
Mega = 1,000,000 - e.g. Megawatt, Megabyte (Mb)
Giga = 1,000,000,000 - e.g. Gigawatt, Gigabyte (Gb)
For the purists
The actual values when used in the computer industry are all based upon the binary system and are powers of 2: -
Kilo = 1024 - 2^10
Mega = 1048576 - 2^20
Giga = 1073741824 - 2^30
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