-=PCTechTalk=- Re: MB's?
- From: "Patricia" <rhekay@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:14:56 -0500
OH THANK YOU
I knew someone could answer this question........
have a great day!
Hows the kittens?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:06 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: MB's?
> Lots of confusion surrounds these terms, so I'm really glad you asked.
>
> b = bit which is a single 1 or 0
> B = byte which is 8 bits. It takes 8 bits to represent a single character
> such as 5 or Y.
> M = Mega or 1 Million of ...
> G = Giga or 1 Billion of ... I have two 500GB hard drives I use solely
> for
> storage.
> T = Tera or 1 Trillion of ... There are now hard drives on the market
> that
> can hold 1TB or more of data.
>
> So, a MB = a MegaByte which means 1 million bytes worth of data. A floppy
> disk can hold up to 1.38MB of data. A typical CD holds up to 700MB and a
> DVD can store about 4,700MB or 4.7GB. You will probably NEVER hear
> anything
> described in Mb (MegaBit) format. That format is basically used only by
> engineering majors.
>
> Yes, a 990MB movie will fit comfortably on a single 4.7GB DVD disc You
> could fit 4 movies of that size on there if you really wanted to.
> :)
>
> Peace,
> Gman
> http://www.bornagainamerican.org
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patricia" <rhekay@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 8:40 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- MB's?
>
>
>> whats the norm? what does MB mean? megabytes or mage bit?
>> If I have a 990 MB movie and I want to put it on a DVD+R (which holds 4.7
>> GB)
>> will it fit?
>>
>>
>> 'Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at
>> one
>> end and no sense of responsibility at the other.' - Ronald Reagan
>
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