File in Memory

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harhar

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guys i need your help about files in memory storage device...

i just want to want to know how files are stored in the memory and also how file names has been read by the memory..


others said that file names are converted into bits...how can this be happen???

can someone help me about this????


thnaks..;)
 
Welcome to the forum!


Computers run on binary. Binary is a complex code of ones and zeros. When you type the letter "A" into a text document, the computer reads that letter as 01000001. Same with the latter "B." The computer sees that as 01000010. Have you noticed that both letters have eight digits in them? This happens for all letters and numbers in binary. Eight digits together is named a "byte." Kilobyte = one thousand bytes. Megabyte = one million bytes. One gigabyte = one billion bytes, and so on. So, a 12 megabyte file has twelve million "letters" in the code.

Any more questions or needs for clarification? Ask. :)
 
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ultipig said:
Welcome to the forum!


Computers run on binary. Binary is a complex code of ones and zeros. When you type the letter "a" into a text document, the computer reads that letter as 01000001. Same with the latter "b." The computer sees that as 01000010. Have you noticed that both letters have eight digits in them? This happens for all letters and numbers in binary. Eight digits together is named a "byte." Kilobyte = one thousand bytes. Megabyte = one million bytes. One gigabyte = one billion bytes, and so on. So, a 12 megabyte file has twelve million "letters" in the code.

Any more questions or needs for clarification? Ask. :)
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Nearly:)

When you type the letter "a" into a text document, the computer reads that letter as 01000001. Same with the latter "b." The computer sees that as 01000010
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The letter "a" is 01100001 and "b" is 01100010. Your binary is for the capital letters "A" and "B"

Eight digits together is named a "byte." Kilobyte = one thousand bytes
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That is correct for the standard "SI" unit but not for Binary / Computer talk.
The 8 bits in binary make up a "byte" and 1 kilobyte=1024 bytes (2^10 bytes)

So, a 12 megabyte file has twelve million "letters" in the code
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A 12 megabyte file has 12,582,912 bits
 
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TFT said:
Nearly:)


The letter "a" is 01100001 and "b" is 01100010. Your binary is for the capital letters "A" and "B"


That is correct for the standard "SI" unit but not for Binary / Computer talk.
The 8 bits in binary make up a "byte" and 1 kilobyte=1024 bytes (2^10 bytes)


A 12 megabyte file has 12,582,912 bits
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I understand that 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes and so on, I just wanted to make it simple. A 500gb hard drive isn't really 500 gigabytes, it varies. I'm doing the same thing as brands do. They don't say "MEGA DEAL! BUY OUR 536870912000 byte hard drive!"
 
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