Gsus4@mander.xyz to Enough Musk Spam@lemmy.world · 5 months agoLet them eat starlink!mander.xyzimagemessage-square236linkfedilinkarrow-up1633arrow-down110file-text
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minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·5 months agoA gigabit is defined as 1 billion bits of data which is equivalent to 8GB. Both are a unit of capacity.
minus-squarekaosof@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 months agoTechnically correct, but that’s not how it’s actually used. Gigabit is not used in any meaningful context outside of as a measure of data transfer rates.
minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down5·5 months agoThat is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok
A gigabit is defined as 1 billion bits of data which is equivalent to 8GB. Both are a unit of capacity.
Technically correct, but that’s not how it’s actually used. Gigabit is not used in any meaningful context outside of as a measure of data transfer rates.
That is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok