COMPUTER NETWORKING

MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE

COMPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many bytes are in a kilobyte?
A
100
B
1000
C
1, 000, 000
D
1, 000, 000, 000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Traditionally, 1 kilobyte is used to express 1024 bytes (210 B). The concept of metric kilos is used here because 1024 is close to 1000 for convenience. Today, this notation format is used in many places.

Detailed explanation-2: -1 kilobit = 103bits = 1000 bits. The kilobit has the unit symbol kbit or kb. Using the common byte size of 8 bits, 1 kbit is equal to 125 bytes.

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