[Powers of ten/two] k (kilo, "thousand") = 1024 in computers -- because it equals 2 to the power of ten, so that ten bits can specify any number from zero to 1023, resulting in 1024 choices --, M (Mega, "million") = k * k, and G ("Giga", or "Billion") = k * M. Also "B" refers to "Bytes" (8 bits) (I'd use "b" for "bits").

Posted Thurs Apr 20, 2006