Bytes - 101 Computing https://www.101computing.net Boost Your Programming Skills! Mon, 01 May 2017 13:22:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.101computing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Bytes - 101 Computing https://www.101computing.net 32 32 Why are there 1024 bytes in a kilobyte? (instead of 1000) https://www.101computing.net/why-is-there-1024-bytes-in-a-kilobyte-instead-of-1000/ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 21:15:00 +0000 http://www.101computing.net/?p=141 Here is a good brainteaser when teaching binary code… Remember: Computers can only work with binary code. Computers don’t really like the number 1000 because in binary it’s not that straightforward: The binary code for 1000 is 1111101000 However computers…

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