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To convert from Bit (bit) to Kilobit (kb), use the following formula:
Kilobit (kb)
= 11000× Bit (bit)
= 0.001× Bit (bit)
To convert from Bit (bit) to Megabit (Mb), use the following formula:
Megabit (Mb)
= 1106× Bit (bit)
= 10-6× Bit (bit)
To convert from Bit (bit) to Gigabit (Gb), use the following formula:
Gigabit (Gb)
= 1109× Bit (bit)
= 10-9× Bit (bit)
To convert from Bit (bit) to Terabit (Tb), use the following formula:
Terabit (Tb)
= 11012× Bit (bit)
= 10-12× Bit (bit)
To convert from Bit (bit) to Byte (byte), use the following formula:
Byte (byte)
= 18× Bit (bit)
= 0.125× Bit (bit)
With 18 is the ratio between the base units Byte (byte) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Kilobyte (kB), use the following formula:
Kilobyte (kB)
= 18 × 11000× Bit (bit)
= 0.000125× Bit (bit)
With 18 is the ratio between the base units Byte (byte) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Megabyte (MB), use the following formula:
Megabyte (MB)
= 18 × 1106× Bit (bit)
= 1.25× 10-7× Bit (bit)
With 18 is the ratio between the base units Byte (byte) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Gigabyte (GB), use the following formula:
Gigabyte (GB)
= 18 × 1109× Bit (bit)
= 1.25× 10-10× Bit (bit)
With 18 is the ratio between the base units Byte (byte) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Terabyte (TB), use the following formula:
Terabyte (TB)
= 18 × 11012× Bit (bit)
= 1.25× 10-13× Bit (bit)
With 18 is the ratio between the base units Byte (byte) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Kibibit (Kib), use the following formula:
Kibibit (Kib)
= 11024× Bit (bit)
= 0.0009765625× Bit (bit)
With 11024 is the ratio between the base units Kibibit (Kib) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Mebibit (Mib), use the following formula:
Mebibit (Mib)
= 11024 × 11024× Bit (bit)
= 110242× Bit (bit)
= 9.5367431640625× 10-7× Bit (bit)
With 11024 is the ratio between the base units Kibibit (Kib) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Gibibit (Gib), use the following formula:
Gibibit (Gib)
= 11024 × 110242× Bit (bit)
= 110243× Bit (bit)
= 9.3132257461547851563× 10-10× Bit (bit)
With 11024 is the ratio between the base units Kibibit (Kib) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Tebibit (Tib), use the following formula:
Tebibit (Tib)
= 11024 × 110243× Bit (bit)
= 110244× Bit (bit)
= 9.0949470177292823792× 10-13× Bit (bit)
With 11024 is the ratio between the base units Kibibit (Kib) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Kibibyte (KiB), use the following formula:
Kibibyte (KiB)
= 11024 × 8× Bit (bit)
= 0.0001220703125× Bit (bit)
With 11024 × 8 is the ratio between the base units Kibibyte (KiB) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Mebibyte (MiB), use the following formula:
Mebibyte (MiB)
= 11024 × 8 × 11024× Bit (bit)
= 1.1920928955078125× 10-7× Bit (bit)
With 11024 × 8 is the ratio between the base units Kibibyte (KiB) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Gibibyte (GiB), use the following formula:
Gibibyte (GiB)
= 11024 × 8 × 110242× Bit (bit)
= 1.1641532182693481445× 10-10× Bit (bit)
With 11024 × 8 is the ratio between the base units Kibibyte (KiB) and Bit (bit).
To convert from Bit (bit) to Tebibyte (TiB), use the following formula:
Tebibyte (TiB)
= 11024 × 8 × 110243× Bit (bit)
= 1.1368683772161602974× 10-13× Bit (bit)
With 11024 × 8 is the ratio between the base units Kibibyte (KiB) and Bit (bit).
A bit (short for binary digit) is the most basic unit of data in computing.
It is the smallest possible piece of information a computer can handle. Think of a bit as a tiny light switch that can only be in one of two states: on (represented by a 1) or off (represented by a 0).
Every action you perform on a computer—from typing a letter to watching a video—is made possible by billions of these switches working together.
This simple on/off system, known as the binary system, is the fundamental language of all modern digital devices.
The word "bit" is a portmanteau, a blend of the words "binary digit."
It was coined by the brilliant mathematician and engineer Claude Shannon in his groundbreaking 1948 paper, "A Mathematical Theory of Communication."
Shannon, often called the "father of information theory," created this simple term to describe the most fundamental unit of digital information.
While a single bit doesn't hold much information on its own, computers group them together to represent more complex data.
Data is most commonly measured in bytes.
A byte is a sequence of 8 bits. This grouping allows for 256 (28) different combinations of 0s and 1s, which is enough to represent all the characters on your keyboard, including letters, numbers, and symbols.
From the byte, we get larger units of data storage:
You've likely seen internet speeds advertised in megabits per second (Mbps). This measures how many millions of bits can be transferred per second.
However, file sizes are measured in megabytes (MB). To understand your actual download speed, you need to convert bits to bytes.
Since there are 8 bits in a byte, you simply divide the Mbps value by 8.
Example: A 100 Mbps internet connection can download 12.5 megabytes (MB) of data per second (100 Mbps / 8 = 12.5 MBps).