document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041700>Question 1041700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 megabyte is 1000 kilobytes. the computer runs 500 megabites a second. how long will it take for 260 kilobites<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a nonsensical statement.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Computers run at 500 megacycles per second, or 500 megahertz.  Not bytes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ignoring that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "260 KB = 0.26 MB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It would take 0.26/500 seconds<BR>\n" );
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