> Trick question; "Is this correct?"
>
> N / 1024 = kilobytes
> N / (1024 * 1024) = megabytes
> N / (1024 * 1024 * 1024) = gigabytes
Yes... very good math.
Is it acceptable? Depends on your POV.
> 18 * 160 * 512 = 1,474,560
> / 1024 = 1,440
> / 1024 - 1.40625
>
> It looks to me as though the world has been dividing megabytes by 1,000
> to get gigabytes all along.
Really? I thought a meg / 1000 would give a kilo... :)
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