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Vous savez quelle est la différence entre les Mo et les Mio, les Go et les Gio (etc.) ? Oui, c’est une histoire de base 2 et 10, mais savez-vous d’où vient l’abus de langage qui nous fait parler de Go à la place des Gio ? Comme proposé par CharlesP. dans les commentaires, l’heure est à l’explication !
L’informatique est régie par les bits, l’unité de base qui peut valoir 0 ou 1. On les regroupe ensuite par paquets de huit pour former un octet. Un octet, ce n’est pas grand-chose, rapidement des préfixes ont été ajoutés : kilo,...
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