Peter, as you have seen i stoped responding to this post, you really don't need to start a polimique about this, because yeas indeed K and k and the rest is so obvious that it does not need an explanation, i mean you don't need to be in IT to know thta, and + the person who asked the question was not asking about that so i don't where ur trying to go with this, and i personally don't care to offend any one cause i simply don't have the time for it, but obvious things are obvious and stay obvious no matter what u say....
""Peter van Oene"" a icrit dans le message de news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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=65291&t=65008 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
