Representation of a Kilo/Mega/Tera Byte

Question

I was getting a little confused with the representation of different units of bytes.

It is accepted throughout that 1 byte = 8 bits.

However, in a lot of so

Answer 1

I don't see what the byte to bits has to do with anything if you are asking whether 1 kiloByte is equal to 1024 or 1000 bytes. These measurements are not set in stone and are not really controlled at all. Computer makers can (and have) used the 1000 conversion to make it look like they have more memory.

The problem comes up when thinking about binary (base 2) or base 10. Base 10 you would use 1000, base 2, 1024.