"The prefix giga- is from the Greek gigas, meaning "giant." In English, it's a scientific prefix meaning "billion." And its pronunciation is acceptable beginning with either a G sound or a J sound. Check a nice, thick dictionary if you don't believe me. In fact, many individuals who have worked with computers and electronics for the last several decades will confirm that they used to pronounce gigabyte as "jigabyte." A few still do." http://www.bigwaste.com/bttf/twin_pines_mall.shtml Towards the end of the page.
(My post above tells about my adventures as a sys admin asst. for my middle school). I also also granted a pretty much unrescricted username on the network, with PLENTY of days when I had no jobs to do. I checked into it, changing grades would've been quite easy....though I had no need, I was an A student, and never told anybody that I could change them (so no pressure to do it).
I was an asst. for my middle schools sys admin. My job was basically all the shit work he didn't want to do such as image and configure roughly 80 iBooks and 20 iMacs, make sure everything looked nice and pretty while remaining fuctional, and set up computers for teachers. I got into the job because I could replace keyboard keys for iBooks MUCH faster than he could. By the time I left middle school I could swap CD drives betwee two iBooks in under 4 minutes...roughly 6 minutes if I closed my eyes most the time. I had to replace CD drives because dumbass kids would play with the lens's. So yes, basically repairing what idiots used to break.
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"The prefix giga- is from the Greek gigas, meaning "giant." In English, it's a scientific prefix meaning "billion." And its pronunciation is acceptable beginning with either a G sound or a J sound. Check a nice, thick dictionary if you don't believe me. In fact, many individuals who have worked with computers and electronics for the last several decades will confirm that they used to pronounce gigabyte as "jigabyte." A few still do." http://www.bigwaste.com/bttf/twin_pines_mall.shtml Towards the end of the page.
(My post above tells about my adventures as a sys admin asst. for my middle school). I also also granted a pretty much unrescricted username on the network, with PLENTY of days when I had no jobs to do. I checked into it, changing grades would've been quite easy....though I had no need, I was an A student, and never told anybody that I could change them (so no pressure to do it).
I was an asst. for my middle schools sys admin. My job was basically all the shit work he didn't want to do such as image and configure roughly 80 iBooks and 20 iMacs, make sure everything looked nice and pretty while remaining fuctional, and set up computers for teachers. I got into the job because I could replace keyboard keys for iBooks MUCH faster than he could. By the time I left middle school I could swap CD drives betwee two iBooks in under 4 minutes...roughly 6 minutes if I closed my eyes most the time. I had to replace CD drives because dumbass kids would play with the lens's. So yes, basically repairing what idiots used to break.