No, in the UK system it is 10^(prefix * 6) where prefix is "Bi -> 2", "tri -> 3", "quad -> 4", so that billion = 10^(2*6) = 10^12, trillion = 10^(3*6) = 10^18 and quadrillion = 10^(4*6) = 10^24. The US system uses formula: 10^(3+prefix*3) and thus billion = 10^9, trillion = 10^12,...
That is not math. It is digital signal processing. Math is about proofs of theorems. Digital signal processing is what the name describes;) I hate it when they won't give credit for the field that really researches these problems.
Windows users and developers should start using a packet managing systems like most of the UNIX distributions (apt, ports, emerge,...). It would solve many administration problems: security updates and application installations. Windows updates only handle only a small set of components. A symmetric package system for all parties, both operating system components and applications, would make it possible for all parties to provide updates. As a positive side effect worm and cracker damage would decrease. I'm not a Windows administrator, but I would guess it would ease and improve the job significantly. Of course this must be a global collaborative effort - most of the software suppliers should support the system, so it's not easy to implement it.
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No, in the UK system it is 10^(prefix * 6) where prefix is "Bi -> 2", "tri -> 3", "quad -> 4", so that billion = 10^(2*6) = 10^12, trillion = 10^(3*6) = 10^18 and quadrillion = 10^(4*6) = 10^24. The US system uses formula: 10^(3+prefix*3) and thus billion = 10^9, trillion = 10^12,
That is not math. It is digital signal processing. Math is about proofs of theorems. Digital signal processing is what the name describes ;) I hate it when they won't give credit for the field that really researches these problems.
Windows users and developers should start using a packet managing systems like most of the UNIX distributions (apt, ports, emerge, ...). It would solve many administration problems: security updates and application installations. Windows updates only handle only a small set of components. A symmetric package system for all parties, both operating system components and applications, would make it possible for all parties to provide updates. As a positive side effect worm and cracker damage would decrease. I'm not a Windows administrator, but I would guess it would ease and improve the job significantly. Of course this must be a global collaborative effort - most of the software suppliers should support the system, so it's not easy to implement it.