[Year 12 IT Apps] Megabytes vs Megabits ps

[Claudia Graham]

We use the wikipedia version, it is at times a little OTT for what we really need but at least useful


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabit

Regards
Claudia

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Claudia Graham
VCE Coordinator
Assistant to the Head of Staff (Keilor Campus)
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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] on behalf of Robert Hind [robert at yinnar.com]
Sent: Saturday, 4 September 2010 4:23 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Megabytes vs Megabits ps

Not sure exactly what you are after :-)

Simple explanation is that

  *   1 byte = 8 bits
  *   So 1 Megabyte = 8 Megabits
  *   That may be file size or
  *   It may be file transfer speed per second

Now Mega?

  *   Used to be that 1 Kilobyte was 1024 bytes (Note 1024 = 2^10)
  *   and 1 Megabyte was 1024 Kilobytes
  *   BUT
  *   Recently manufacturers have moved to 1 Kilobyte = 1,000 bytes, 1 Megabyte = 1,000 Kilobytes  and 1 Gigabyte = 1,000 Megabytes


Robert Hind (Semi-retired) OOF, GOM (Thanks Kent!)
Ashwood and Traralgon
robert at yinnar.com<mailto:robert at yinnar.com>




----- Original Message -----
From: Antoinette Siarabalos<mailto:asiara at bigpond.com>
To: itapps at edulists.com.au<mailto:itapps at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 3:06 PM
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Megabytes vs Megabits ps

HI all,
Does anyone know of a good exercise or explanation online that is not too confusing?
Thank you


Antoinette Siarabalos
eLearning Coordinator
Emmaus College


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