Convert between different units quickly and accurately in a modern way
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To convert from Byte (byte) to Bit (bit), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Bit (bit) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Kilobit (kb), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Bit (bit) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Megabit (Mb), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Bit (bit) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Gigabit (Gb), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Bit (bit) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Terabit (Tb), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Bit (bit) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Kilobyte (kB), use the following formula:
To convert from Byte (byte) to Megabyte (MB), use the following formula:
To convert from Byte (byte) to Gigabyte (GB), use the following formula:
To convert from Byte (byte) to Terabyte (TB), use the following formula:
To convert from Byte (byte) to Kibibit (Kib), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kibibit (Kib) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Mebibit (Mib), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kibibit (Kib) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Gibibit (Gib), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kibibit (Kib) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Tebibit (Tib), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kibibit (Kib) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Kibibyte (KiB), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kibibyte (KiB) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Mebibyte (MiB), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kibibyte (KiB) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Gibibyte (GiB), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kibibyte (KiB) and Byte (byte).
To convert from Byte (byte) to Tebibyte (TiB), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kibibyte (KiB) and Byte (byte).
A byte is a fundamental unit of digital information.
It is the standard building block used by computers to represent data such as text, numbers, and images.
A byte is almost universally composed of 8 bits.
A single bit is the smallest unit of data in a computer, represented as either a 0 or a 1.
Grouping these bits into a set of 8 allows computers to represent a broader range of values, forming the foundation for storing and processing data.
The term "byte" was created in 1956 by Dr. Werner Buchholz during the development of the IBM Stretch computer.
He deliberately spelled it with a "y" to avoid accidental confusion with the term "bit."
It was intended to represent a "bite-sized" chunk of data, specifically the amount needed to encode a single character.
Because a byte contains 8 bits, a single byte can represent 28, or 256 different possible values.
These values can range from 0 (binary 00000000) to 255 (binary 11111111).
This is why standards like ASCII use a byte to represent a single character, such as the letter 'A' or the symbol '$'.
From bytes, we build larger units you're likely familiar with, like kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), and gigabytes (GB).