Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Difference between Units of Digital Information


bit vs byte vs nibble

1 bit = 1 or 0

1 byte = 8 bits

1 Nibble = 4 bits (semi- octet)

Kilobit vs Kibibit

1 kilobit = 103 bits = 1000 bits.

1 kibibit = 210 bits = 1024 bits

Symbol = kbit or kb

Symbol = Kibit or Kib

KiloByte Symbol = KB
KibiByte Symbol = KiB

Megabit vs Mebibit

1 megabit = 106bits 
= 1000000bits 
= 1000 kilobits.
1 mebibit = 220 bits 
= 1048576 bits 
= 1024 kibibits
Symbol = Mbit or Mb
Symbol = Mibit or Mib
MegaByte Symbol = MB
MebiByte Symbol = MiB

Gigabit vs Gibibit

1 gigabit = 109bits
 = 1000000000 bits.
1 gibibit = 230 bits 
= 1073741824 bits
 = 1,024 mebibits
Symbol = Gbit or Gb
Symbol = Gibit or Gib
GigaByte Symbol = GB
GibiByte Symbol = GiB

Terabit vs Tebibit

1 terabit = 1012 bits 
= 1000000000000bits 
= 1000 Gb
1 tebibit = 240 bits 
= 1099511627776bits 
= 1024 Gibit
Symbol = Tbit or Tb
Symbol = Tibit or Tib
TeraByte Symbol = TB
TebiByte Symbol = TiB

Petabit vs Pebibit

1 petabit = 1015 bits 
= 1000000000000000bits 
= 1000 terabits.
1 pebibit = 250 bits 
= 1125899906842624bits 
= 1024 tebibits
Symbol = Pbit or Pb
Symbol = Pibit or Pib
PetaByte Symbol = PB
PebiByte Symbol = PiB

  Exabit vs Exbibit

1 exabit = 1018bits 
= 1000000000000000000bits 
= 1000 petabits
1 exbibit = 260 bits 
= 1152921504606846976bits 
= 1024 pebibits
Symbol = Ebit or Eb
Symbol = Eibit or Eib
ExaByte Symbol = EB
ExbiByte Symbol = EiB

 zettabit vs zebibit

1 zettabit = 1021bits
= 1000000000000000000000 bits
= 1000 exabits.
1 zebibit = 270 bits
= 1180591620717411303424 bits
= 1024 exbibits
Symbol = Zbit or Zb
Symbol = Zibit or Zib
Zettabyte Symbol = ZB
ZebiByte Symbol = ZiB

 yottabit vs yobibit
1 yottabit = 1024bits
= 1000000000000000000000000bits 
= 1000 zettabits.
1 yobibit = 280 bits 
= 1208925819614629174706176 bits
= 1024 zebibits
Symbol = Ybit or Yb
Symbol = Yibit or Yib
YottaByte Symbol = YB
YottaByte Symbol = YiB


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