Convention Description
floor(value)
↑value↑ ceiling
ceiling(value)
Ceiling function (round up value to the next integer)
_ (underlined text) Default value
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Convention for storage capacity values
Physical storage capacity values (for example, disk drive capacity) are
calculated based on the following values:
Physical capacity unit Value
1 KB
1,000 (10
3
) bytes
1 MB
1,000 KB or 1,000
2
bytes
1 GB
1,000 MB or 1,000
3
bytes
1 TB
1,000 GB or 1,000
4
bytes
1 PB
1,000 TB or 1,000
5
bytes
1 EB
1,000 PB or 1,000
6
bytes
Logical storage capacity values (for example, logical device capacity) are
calculated based on the following values:
Logical capacity unit Value
1 block 512 bytes
1 cylinder Mainframe: 870 KB
Open-systems:
• OPEN-V: 960 KB
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Preface
Command Control Interface User and Reference Guide