Now you need to learn some abbreviation
Abbreviations
Kilo
K is the abbreviation for kilo, which equals 1000. If something has a frequency of 10 KHz, it has a frequency of 10,000 Hz. You can just replace the word “thousand” with “kilo.” Similarly, if you have a light in your TV studio that uses 1 KW of power, it is using 1000 W of power.
Mega
M stands for mega, or 1,000,000. So a generator that puts out 1 MW of power gives 1,000,000 W of power. If your favorite radio station has an assigned frequency of 96 MHz, it has a frequency of 96,000,000 Hz.
Giga
G stands for giga and is equal to 1,000,000,000. So a measurement of 6 GHz would be equal to 6,000,000,000 Hz.
K, M, and G are used for units that are greater than one. There are, however, several ...
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