Bits & Bytes
Basic Conversions |
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Label |
Meaning |
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Byte |
8 bits |
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| Kilobyte |
about 1,000 B |
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| Megabyte |
about 1,000
KB about 1,000,000 B |
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| Gigabyte |
about 1,000 MB |
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| Tetrabyte |
about 1,000 GB about 1,000,000 MB about 1,000,000,000 KB about 1,000,000,000,000 B |
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*****Note the conversion of bits and bytes is based on the number 8*****
Exact Conversions |
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Symbol |
# of Bits |
# of Bytes |
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| Bit
|
b |
1 |
1/8 |
| Byte |
B |
8 |
1 |
| Kilobit |
Kb |
1024 |
128 |
| Kilobyte |
KB or K |
8192 |
1024 |
| Megabit |
Mb |
1,048,576 |
131,072 |
| Megabyte |
MB |
8,388,608 |
1,048,576 |
| Gigabit |
Gb |
1,073,741,824 |
134,217,728 |
| Gigabyte |
GB |
8,589,934,592 |
1,073,741,824 |
| Tetrabit |
Tb |
1,099,511,627,776 |
137,438,953,472 |
| Tetrabyte |
TB |
8,796,093,022,208 |
1,099,511,627,776 |
by: Casey Jo Burrus
Last Updated:
December 28, 2013
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