Mathew Hendry wrote:
>
> > From: Jack Moffitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >
> > networks are measured with k = 1000.
> > storage is measured with k = 1024.
> >
> > this is how it has traditionally been.
>
> It seems to be quite common to use the prefix "K" to refer to multiples of
> 1024, and "k" for mutliples of 1000, but I don't know if this is formalised
> anywhere. Similarly "B" for bytes and "b" for bits... 64KB of memory vs.
> 64kbps MP3.
There is a ISO draft or proposal or something that says :
bk bM bG , as binary kilo , binary mega etc are powers of two ( 1024
etc... )
b is short for byte ( I'm not sure about this )
bit should not be abbreviated , unless it is clear from context that it
is
bit and not something else ( byte for example ).
B is already used for Bell.
This document is on the web , but I forgot the URL :-(
david
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