Bits per Second Versus Bytes

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Bits per Second
Kilobits per second (Kbps) =  1 x 10E3 = 1000 bps (thousand)
Megabits per second (Mbps) = 1 x 10E6 = 1,000,000 (million)
Gigabits per second (Gbps) = 1 x 10E9 = 1,000,000,000 (billion)
Terabits per second (Tbps) = 1 x 10E12 = 1,000,000,000,000 (trillion)
 
Bytes (typically equals 8 bits)
Kilobyte (KB) = 2E10 = 1024 bytes
Megabyte (MB) = 2E20 = 1,048,576 bytes
Gigabyte (GB) = 2E30 = 1,073,741,824 bytes
Terabyte (TB) = 2E40 = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes
 
E.g.,  700 MB to bits
 
700MB * 2E20 = 700MB * 1,048,576 bytes = 734,003,200 bytes
 
734,003,200 bytes * 8 bits/byte = 5,872,025,600 bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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