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| I want to know why memories or processor comes in term of double the previous
like RAM 16, 32, 64, 128...so on...HDD 40, 80 120, so on..processor 32, 64
why not memories be 48, 55, so on..
HDD 50, 70 so on..
processor 40 50 so on...
Anyidea why it is like tat...
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| Everything in computing is built upon multiples of 4, e.g. 8 bits make one Byte. Note the difference, b = bit B = Byte. Memory and storage are in multiples of 4 as you noted. Simply put, the transistors in the CPU are more like switches, sending the 1 or 0 [On or Off] signal causes the transistors to reroute the signals accordingly. They do it very fast. Computers are basically dumb, have to be told what to do. Tell them to do the wrong thing and they will do it wrong, very fast. The only times I've seen an 'odd' number has been with faulty memory modules and with the built-in video/display adapter on computers that have it.
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| b=bits is usually data that is in motion. An internet connection is measured in bits.
B=Bytes is usually data that is static. A hard drive is measured in bytes.
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