"Jacobs.Marc" wrote:
There seems to be a little misunderstanding. The basic memory unit on computers is a bit. A bit can represent 2 different values (0/1). Therefor in the domain of computers everyone uses the binary system, not the decimal system (by the way, BIT is an abbreviation for BInary digiT).
To know how many values can be represented with a certain number of bits (x) you use the formula 2^x.
Some special values: A byte = 8 bits (2**8)
Kilo is used for 2**10 (= 1024) Mega is used for 2**20 (= 1048576)
You have 131072 KB = 128 MB = 134217728 Bytes = 1073741824 bits.
Perhaps the confusions of usage come about because K stands for kilo (a thousand) and M stands for mega (a million), but the actual numbers are neither a thousand (b**3) nor a million (b**6) no matter what base b you use. Nature was unkind here; if 1000 weren't so near 1024, we'd never have the mixup. After all, a kilogram isn't 1024 grams. Paul Abrahams -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/