# Question #392 is wrong **URL:** \ **Category:** Open Trivia DB\ **Created:** [July 23, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351 "2018-07-23T17:21:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MightyBalian](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/mightybalian/32/34283_2.png) [@MightyBalian](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/MightyBalian)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/1 "2018-07-23T17:21:44Z")
The answer is supposedly 1000 but the correct answer is actually 1024. > **[Kilobyte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobyte)** > > The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. > The International System of Units (SI) defines the prefix kilo as 1000 (103); per this definition, one kilobyte is 1000 bytes. The internationally recommended unit symbol for the kilobyte is kB. > In some areas of information technology, particularly in reference to digital memory capacity, kilobyte instead denotes 1024 (210) bytes. This arises from the powers-of-two sizing common to memory circuit design. In this context, the... ---
**Author:** ![Darwfer](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/darwfer/32/64732_2.png) [@Darwfer](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Darwfer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/2 "2018-07-23T17:38:30Z")
> [@\#1482 and #392 Have incorrect answers](http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/1482-and-392-have-incorrect-answers/27185): > > Question: How many kilobytes in one gigabyte? (ID 1482) Correct answer is stated as 1048576 but should be 1000000! Question: How many bytes are in a kilobyte of RAM? (ID 392) Correct answer is stated as 1024 but should be 1000! ---
**Author:** ![macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/macdguy/32/3448_2.png) [@macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/macdguy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/3 "2018-07-23T17:59:01Z")
> [@\#1482 and #392 Have incorrect answers](http://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/1482-and-392-have-incorrect-answers/27185/4): > > After doing more research, as far as I can tell, Kilobytes and Gigabytes are 1000, and 1000000 respectively according to NIST. A new prefix, kibi and gibi were created for 1024 and 1048576 respectively. ---
**Author:** ![LittleLuke](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/littleluke/32/58042_2.png) [@LittleLuke](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/LittleLuke)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/4 "2018-07-23T18:12:36Z")
i see that there is a big problem that the majority of people is taught that kilobyte is 1024 as a fact even though in the current day it is not classed as 1024 but 1000, so this question is confusing for lots of people, there are probably a few questions like these that will pop up guess we will have to deal with them šŸ¤”šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![JohannesDau](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/johannesdau/32/7071_2.png) [@JohannesDau](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/JohannesDau)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/5 "2018-07-23T18:22:24Z")
Most people would have similar problems differentiating between URI, URN and URL. (To be fair, I also have to look it up every time I wanna be sure to do it correctly.) Iā€™d suggest rephrasing these kinds of questions to explicitly refer to the technically correct answer, something like ā€œaccording to official NIST Standardsā€. ---
**Author:** ![macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/macdguy/32/3448_2.png) [@macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/macdguy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/6 "2018-07-23T18:40:24Z")
I think even better would be to just say ā€œin decimal formā€ so they donā€™t think of the binary version. ---
**Author:** ![JohannesDau](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/johannesdau/32/7071_2.png) [@JohannesDau](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/JohannesDau)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/7 "2018-07-25T21:34:35Z")
Or maybe rework the whole question into one about Kibibytes. If the player knows that unit, thereā€™s no confusion left. ---
**Author:** ![chocolateaddict](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/chocolateaddict/32/28658_2.png) [@chocolateaddict](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/chocolateaddict)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/8 "2018-07-27T10:17:19Z")
I still find this whole topic silly because as far as I know, objectively a kilobyte is and will always be 1024 bytes. My IT teacher back in the days taught me that they only started saying ā€œitā€™s actually 1000 bytesā€ for the dummies who canā€™t remember the 1024 and are like ā€œUHH BUT ITā€™S KILO HURR DURRā€, lol. But yes I am aware that they tried to introduce kibibytes / kilobytes in 2000 but it never really managed to push through - Itā€™s not really usedā€¦ It was an attempt to make it more clear but it didnā€™t really work out. Iā€™ll always say that a kilobyte is 1024 bytes and nothing will change that. šŸ˜ You might aswell ask ā€œWhatā€™s a kiloā€ if you really want to use 1000 as the correct answer tbh. ---
**Author:** ![chocolateaddict](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/chocolateaddict/32/28658_2.png) [@chocolateaddict](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/chocolateaddict)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/9 "2018-07-27T10:21:02Z")
Iā€™d prefer macdguys method of saying ā€œin decimal formā€ (or binary form if the answer is 1024), as kibibytes is something that never really managed toā€¦ push through. Iā€™d definitely prefer ā€œin binary formā€ though, as the decimal form has nothing to do with IT anymore but with mathematics. ---
**Author:** ![vtipoman](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/vtipoman/32/58557_2.png) [@vtipoman](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/vtipoman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/10 "2018-07-27T18:18:47Z")
> [@chocolateaddict](#): > > dummies who canā€™t remember the 1024 and are like ā€œUHH BUT ITā€™S KILO HURR DURRā€, lol Because having the otherwise universal prefix for ā€œthousandā€ stand for a different value in a single specific case makes a lot of sense. In a metric system based on universal, easily remembered prefixes, no less. Still, I do agree the question should be changed to prevent confusion, wrong answers and arguments. ---
**Author:** ![JohannesDau](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/johannesdau/32/7071_2.png) [@JohannesDau](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/JohannesDau)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/16 "2018-07-27T23:10:59Z")
> [@chocolateaddict](#): > > I still find this whole topic silly because as far as I know, objectively a kilobyte is and will always be 1024 bytes. > [@chocolateaddict](#): > > Iā€™ll always say that a kilobyte is 1024 bytes and nothing will change that. šŸ˜ Itā€™s one thing to discuss which phrasing is the most correct while confusing the least amount of players, another to push your personal preference because youā€™re used to itā€¦ > [@chocolateaddict](#): > > the decimal form has nothing to do with IT anymore but with mathematics. [And IT is based on mathematics.](https://ddg.gg/hdd%20capacity%20tera%20tebi) ---
**Author:** ![macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/macdguy/32/3448_2.png) [@macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/macdguy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/question-392-is-wrong/28351/17 "2018-08-21T18:49:04Z")
Iā€™ve updated the question to: ā€œAccording to the International System of Units, how many bytes are in a kilobyte of RAM?ā€