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Re: Debian virus/spy-ware detection and detection technique.



On Monday 26 July 2010 08:31:33 Sthu Deus wrote:
> Thank You for Your time and answer, Robert:
> > 2) do you not know how to convert Mb to
> > bytes?
> 
> 2. I believe I do: 1 Mb = 1048576 bytes. Correct?

Not according to the relevant standards.

1Mb  = 1 000 000 bits
1MB  = 1 000 000 bytes
1Mib = 2 ^ 20 bits
1MiB = 2 ^ 20 bytes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_binary_prefixes
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/prefixes.html
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