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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and > everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: > pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.21/1945 - Release Date: 2/11/2009 8:01 AM --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------