At the risk of sounding ignorant, I'm posting the difference between GB and GiB. In most cases, when people say GB, they actually mean GiB. Because even though I say a GB is 1000 times an MB, I actually mean to say it's 1024 times.
The picture is from Computer Organization and Design by Patterson, Hennessey.
The picture is from Computer Organization and Design by Patterson, Hennessey.