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It is not the result of inflating the data, but the consequence of the base 2 (binary system). 2^2 =4 2^3 = 8 ....16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024 (1Kb), 2048, 4096, 8192, ......
I know of the new designations, but they are in my opinion unnecessary. It is true that K is the abbreviation for Kelvin, but in computing, if you don't use a liquid-cooled super game computer, it's clear to anyone that Kb has nothing to do with temperature.