At 01:36 PM 3/12/2003 +0000, Amar KHELIFI wrote: >sorry i don't agree. >check the bandwidth calculator on the net, u will see that i was correct. >+ for the K and k and B and b, it is so obvious that an explanation is not >necessary...........
While I agree that Kb tends to refer to 1024 and kb to 1000, I will suggest that very few things are so obvious that they do not require explanation. If it truly did not require explanation, you would not be involved in a discussion revolving around the clarity of the expression, or otherwise you mean to suggest that your partner in the discussion is obtuse to to the point of missing the most obvious of points, which I think might be a little offensive. Pete >thanx for letting my messages show up normally and then respond to >them............; > > >""s vermill"" a icrit dans le message de news: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I should also have mentioned that the "B" is typically capitalized along > > side the "K" when dealing with kilobytes (KB) and the "b" is typically not > > capitalized when dealing with kilobits (kbps). That's probably at least, >if > > not more, significant than the "K/k" capitalization (if, in fact, any of >it > > is significant). I mention it because it seems to cause so much >confusion. > > You won't see it around here much, but at some other forums one of the >chief > > complaints relates to achieving only 1/8th the expected download rate. > > What's happening, of course, is that the download is being measured in > > KB/sec while the connection is rated in kbits/sec. I'll shut up now... > > > > > > s vermill wrote: > > > > > > Amar KHELIFI wrote: > > > > > > > > since > > > > 1byte=8bits > > > > and > > > > 1Kbits=1024bits > > > > then > > > > 32kbps=32768bps=4096bytes > > > > there is no formula. > > > > > > Amar KHELIFI, > > > > > > 1kbits does not = 1024bits and 32kbps does not = 32768bps. > > > 1kbps = 1,000bps & 32kbps = 32000bps. "k" simply means 1,000. > > > The whole idea of 1KB (KiloByte) = 1024 bits has to do with > > > binary math and the fact that computers deal in bytes vs. > > > bits. 2^10 = 1024, which is divisibly by 8 (whereas 1,000 > > > would not be). It would be very inconvenient for a computer to > > > have to deal with information blocks that are not divisible by > > > 8. Modern communications systems are not byte-aligned at all > > > and deal strictly in bits. For example, a DS0 is 64kbps. > > > That's 64,000bps. > > > > > > As a side note, and I'm not sure that there's any official > > > convention to go along with this, in general, a KiloByte is > > > abbreviated KB, with a capital K. kilobits per second is > > > generally abbreviated kbps, with a lower-case k. Thus, when > > > you see a capital K, it's safe to assume 1024 is being implied, > > > whereas when you see a lower-case k, it's safe to assume 1,000 > > > is being implied. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ""Robert Perez"" a icrit dans le > > > > message de > > > > news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Anyone know how the conversion techniques for converting > > > > bits, bytes, > > > > > kilobits, etc, to calculate bandwidth usages? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=65204&t=65008 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
