Rockstar Games have released

[Black Core]

with computers it is (as for as I know)

 

[The Nerevarine]

2^2 bits=1 nibble
2^3 bits=1 byte
1KB(kilobyte)=2^10 bytes
1MB(megabyte)=2^20 bytes
1GB(gigabyte)=2^30 bytes
1TB(terabyte)=2^40 bytes
1PB(petabyte)=2^50 bytes
1EB(exabyte)=2^60 bytes
1ZB(zettabyte)=2^70 bytes
1YB(yottabyte)=2^80 bytes

:zombie:

 

[Leandro]

thing is.

Those units refer to data storage.

Regardless of computers. If you put 8 different coins in a table, and say that you're representing information based on the fact of which side is facing upwards, there you have it, a byte. No computers are near. You're just representing information using binaries. So, there's not much sense saying that the upper powers simply "aren't used", just because your pc has a 300GB hard drive.

EDIT: @Alexis: Yeah

 

[The Nerevarine]

EDIT: @Alexis: Yeah

I really did not understand what you wrote

 

[Black Core]

@bloodyscalpel: right, that makes sense indeed

 

[CliffBurton]

Windows goes by 1000 doesnt it... Like right click/properties on hard Drive?

 

[Söy]

how could it? every computer system is written in binary. it has no choice.

 

[CliffBurton]

there are 10 types of people in the world.
Those who know Binary and those who dont.


or is it 11?
Leandro Help! :O

 

[Leandro]

10

 

[CliffBurton]

!!!

 

[Söy]

01010101011110101 = gibberish heh

 

[Black Core]

Windows goes by 1000 doesnt it... Like right click/properties on hard Drive?

manufacturers use 1000, but the computer can only use 1024 so it seems like you have a bigger hard drive but in fact you don't.

Example:
My USB-stick has a memory of 512 MB according to the manufacturer but when I look on pc, it only has something of a 496MB

 

[CliffBurton]

manufacturers use 1000, but the computer can only use 1024 so it seems like you have a bigger hard drive but in fact you don't.

Example:
My USB-stick has a memory of 512 MB according to the manufacturer but when I look on pc, it only has something of a 496MB

Dont you mean it looks like you have a Smaller Hard Drive when you don't...ANd yeah, thats what I meant, I have an 80gb HD but it tells me its 60.6

 

[Black Core]

euhm no, let me rephrase: you think you have a large HD but in fact you don't.

from 80 to 60 is quite much, I think you have unpartitioned disk space left

 

[Leandro]

yep

80 decimal GB=74.5 binary GB

 

[Cofee_Annihilator]

do installing windows xp take place on your harddrive?

 

[Leandro]

course not! It works on wind that's why it's called "WINDows"....Wind-ows. Get it?

 

[Söy]

i thought it worked on sand

 

[Leandro]

wait, it actually does...silicon

 

[Night Reaper]

any one know what to do to connect 2 computers so you can play GTA like i know how to connect them but i dont what to chose in the game like gather and join and shit