[1] CNS Clinical Neurology Specialists -Pub Scientific American, 2020

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BUILDING DIMENSIONS AND CALCULATIONS

A.   Dimensions of four drawer filing cabinets: 1.5 Ft Wide X 2 Ft Deep X 4 Ft High

B.   Building foundation: 200 Feet Wide X 100 Feet Deep

C.   Ceiling height per story: 14 Feet

D.   Number of Stories in This Building: 5 Stories

E.   Height of the three file cabinets stacked upon each other is 12 feet

       (Floor to Ceiling) Each cabinet is 4-Ft High X 3 Cabinets)

F.    Access aisles to deep row cabinets: 3 Feet Wide

G.   Including Aisles, approximately 14 columns of cabinets will fit in 100 Ft. Depth of

Building:

H.   Foundation Depth is 100 Ft ÷ 7 Feet High (from floo

L.    Approximate cabinets per 5-story building: 1,667 (#K) X 5 (#D) = 8,335 Cabinets

r to ceiling)

I.     Square feet per cabinet (4 Ft/Deep/Cabinet + 3 Ft Aisle) =12 square feet

J.    Square feet per floor: 200 (#B X 100 #(B) ) = 20,000 Square Feet per floor

K.   Approximate number of cabinets per layer:  20,000 (#J) ÷ 12 (#I) = 1,667 Cabinets

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calculatING approximate gigabyte storage capacity

of ONE four-drawer file cabinet

First we estimate the number of pages in the cabinet. Then, we would use an average scanned document size (usually around 40 KB) and multiply it by the total number of pages. Finally, convert the total kilobytes to gigabytes.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:[1]

1.   Estimate pages per drawer: A standard filing cabinet drawer can hold around 10,000

sheets of paper.

2.   Estimate pages per cabinet: With four drawers, the cabinet can hold approximately

40,000 pages.

3.   Estimate average scanned document size: A scanned document (black and white text)

is typically around 40 KB.

4.   Calculate total KB: Multiply the total number of pages (40,000) by the average

document size (40 KB) = 1,600,000 KB.

5.   Convert KB to GB: Divide the total kilobytes by 1,024 to get megabytes, then divide by

1,024 again to get gigabytes. 1,600,000 KB / 1,024 = 1,562.5 MB. Then 1,562.5 MB / 1,024 = approximately 1.52 GB.

Therefore, a four-drawer file cabinet could hold approximately 1.52 GB of digital information if scanned.

Important Considerations:

• Document Density:

This calculation is based on the normal packing of documents within a typical folder. 4-drawer file cabinet.

• Scanned Document Type:

The size of a scanned document can vary depending on the type of document (e.g., photos, images, etc.).

• Compression:

If the scanned documents are compressed (e.g., using JPEG), the storage space required will be significantly less.

In summary, a four-drawer file cabinet could hold around 1.52 GB of digital information when scanned, but this is just an approximation. The actual storage capacity can vary based on the factors mentioned above.

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APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF WAREHOUSES

 TO STORE ALL THE CABINETS CONTAINING

THE TOTAL MEMORY EQUIVALENT TO WHAT

THE BRAIN STORES

1.    Storage capacity of a typical senior’s brain = 2.5 petabytes or 2,500,000 gigabytes

2.    Approximate gigabytes of memory per one four-drawer file cabinet = 1.52 GB

3.    The approximate number of 4-drawer file cabinets stored in the brain:

Line 1 (2,500,000 GB) ÷ Line 2 (1.52 GB) = 1,644,737 4-drawer file cabinets

4.    Approximate gigabytes stored in a 100,000 square foot building:

1.52 GB X,8,335=12,670 GB Stored per 5-story building

5.    Number of buildings required to house all 8,335 cabinets stored per building

Line 3 (1,644,737 Total Cabinets) ÷ Line 5 (8,335 Cabinets/Warehouse)=197

 SUMMARY: It will take 197 buildings, each with 100,00 square feet

of storage space to store all 8,335 4-drawer file cabinets

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