Gsus4@mander.xyz to Enough Musk Spam@lemmy.world · 23 hours agoLet them eat starlink!mander.xyzimagemessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up1571arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1564arrow-down1imageLet them eat starlink!mander.xyzGsus4@mander.xyz to Enough Musk Spam@lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square153fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestebo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·6 hours 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-up5·edit-25 hours 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-up1arrow-down5·4 hours 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