A computer has a 1024K memory. What does the letter K stand for
A. Kilometre
B. Thousand
C. 1024
D. MB
E. None of the above
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
In decimal systems, kilo stands for 1,000, but in binary systems, a kilo is 1,024 (2 to the 10th power). Technically, therefore, a kilobyte is 1,024 bytes, but it is often used loosely as a synonym for 1,000 bytes. For example, a computer that has 256K main memory can store approximately 256,000 bytes (or characters) in memory at one time.A megabyte is 2 to the 20th power (approximately 1 million) and a gigabytes 2 to the 30th power (approximately 1 billion).
In computer literature, a kilobyte is usually abbreviated as K or KB. To distinguish between a decimal K (1,000) and a binary K (1,024), the IEEE has suggested following the convention of using a small k for a decimal kilo and a capital Kfor a binary kilo, but this convention is by no means strictly followed.
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