What do the units mean?
DC++ has always measured file sizes and speeds with the understanding
that 1024 of something make the next unit up. One kibibyte is
1024;
but when using the SI prefixes, one kilobyte is supposed to be 1000
bytes. In DC++ v0.402, the units were changed to the more
appropriate
kilobinary prefixes decided upon by the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC).
New Prefix
|
Factor
|
Old Prefix
|
Factor
|
kibi-
|
210 |
kilo-
|
103 |
mebi-
|
220 |
mega-
|
106 |
gibi-
|
230 |
giga-
|
109 |
tebi-
|
240 |
tera-
|
1012 |
pebi-
|
250 |
peta-
|
1015 |
For more information about the binary units see the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
.