-=PCTechTalk=- Re: MB's?
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:06:03 -0500
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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