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Akchually, binary prefixes are the one and only correct prefixes for counting digital size of information (GiB instead of GB).
acckshually, i dont use 'Giga' or 'Mega', i just use bits, in scientific notation: 2.0*10^9
That wouldn't be 2 GB, that would be 2 Gb
GB would be 2.0*10^9*8 bits