Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Common Corrections


MB != Mb != mb


MB = Mega Byte = 1,048,576 Bytes = 8,388,608 bits

Mb = Mega Bit = 1,000,000 bits = 125,000 Bytes

mb = Milli Bit = Nonsensible. You can't have fractions of of a binary digit.



They're != Their != There


They're = They are (They're here.)

Their = Implies Ownwership (Their car is blue.)

There = Location (Tom is there.)



It's != Its


It's = It is (It's cold outside.)

Its = Implies Ownership (The tiger belongs in its cage.)