What does K mean in terms of memory?

Question

My friend recorded something and sent it to me on gmail. It said to open it I had to download it. It said it was 1071K. What is K and is it like mb? And if it is, is it more or less?

Answer 1

K stands for kilobytes. It is smaller than megabites (MB). 1000 Kilobytes (K) is 1 mb. So that means your file is 1.07 MB.

Answer 2

1 MB = 1000 KB. The K stands for Kilo or kilobytes.

Answer 3

There are several correct answers already here. What can become confusing is remembering that extra 24 bytes for each K. That is, one K is 1,024 bytes. So when thinking of a 1000K, we tend to think of one meg (one million), . one million and 24 thousand. And as you get into larger numbers such as gigabytes, all of those extra 24's really start to make a big difference in total size. And, in case you're wondering, the 1024 is really a binary number because that's how computers do things.... :)

Answer 4

K means Kilobyte. (KB)



1024 Bilobyte means 1 Megabyte (MB)

Answer 5

1024k is 1mb



so that file is about 1 mb.





K is Kb, kilobyte, pronounced just like megabyte.





1024 kb = 1 mb / 1024mb = 1 gb

Answer 6

What Is K Mean

Answer 7

Everything is in engineering notation when it comes to computers. So K is Kilo and M is Mega. So in your case your 1071KB file is equal to 1.071MB.

Answer 8

1071KB is the same as 1.071MB



To avoid confusion,



B=Bytes, b=bits, K=1000, M-1,000,000

Answer 9

it means kilo and compared to m (mega) its less

Answer 10

Stuff and things.