You are mistaken. It is 1,024 bytes that is equal to one kilobyte. Each byte may be 8 bits, 16 bits, 32 bits, or 64 bits depending upon the system being used. In binary code, a bit is either a switch that is on or a switch that is off. We represent the bit with a one if it is on and with a zero if it is off. In an 8 bit system, 8 bits are needed to represent a single byte of information which translates to a single character. With 8 bits there can be 256 characters represented. Each bit has two possibilities so you would say 2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2=256.Now the creators of the PC used two to the x power so much that they used it to create a new convention and as you can see two to the power of ten is 1024. By definition a kilobyte is 1024 bytes. It does not matter that kilo means 1000 when used elsewhere.