Prefix

latest version: 2.01 last update: Jan 18, 2015

for advanced users

 

WHAT IS THIS?

An on-the-fly converter tool for decimal and binary prefixes. Decimal prefixes are: kilo, mega, giga, tera. (Peta, exa, zetta etc.)

YES, I KNOW, GIGABYTES, TERABYTES. AND?

And how many gigabytes is 1 terabyte? Maybe you say: 1000. If you are a bit close to computer programming or system maintenance then maybe you say 1024, because you know that the well known prefixes have to be counted on binary base now.

So, if your folder's total size is 3,352,410,980 bytes then this is nearly equal of 3352 gigabytes. Or 3197. It depends on whether decimal or binary.

This binary kind of calculation requires a calculator, but you have to pit-pat too much. It's easier to entry only the number and the result is always seen at that moment.

You can set

• your national format of numbers
• the number of decimal digits
• the forced direction of roundings.

WHY WOULD I NEED THIS?

If you need to make conversions of this kind from time to time then you can have it now. Simple, tiny, fast, so download it, put it down. Free of any charge.

HOLD IT. I SAW THE SCREENSHOT. MiB, GiB, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

Yes, indeed. We said that the decimal prefixes were kilo, mega, giga, tera. Only the decimal.

The preceding calculation gave 3352 gigabytes. Or 3197. WRONG!

The really correct answer is that the result is 3352 gigabytes or 3197 gibibytes. Maybe you have never heard about it but actually this is the official standard. We made a short description for you about the proper units and prefixes of the IT region. LEARN MORE »»

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