Data Measurement Chart | ||||||||
Data Measurement | Size | |||||||
Bit | Single Binary Digit (1 or 0) | |||||||
Byte | 8 bits | |||||||
Kilobyte (KB) | 1,024 Bytes | or | 8192 bits | |||||
Megabyte (MB) | 1,024 Kilobytes | or | 1048576 Bytes | 8388608 Bits | ||||
Gigabyte (GB) | 1,024 Megabytes | or | 1048576 KB | 1073741824 Bytes | 8589934592 Bits | |||
Terabyte (TB) | 1,024 Gigabytes | or | 1048576 MB | 1073741824 KB | 1099511627776 Bytes | 8796093022208 Bits | ||
Petabyte (PB) | 1,024 Terabytes | or | 1048576 GB | 1073741824 MB | 1099511627776 KB | 1125899906842624 Bytes | 9007199254740992 Bits | |
Exabyte (EB) | 1,024 Petabytes | or | 1048576 TB | 1073741824 GB | 1099511627776 MB | 1125899906842624 KB | 11522921504606846976 Bytes | 9223372036854775808 Bits |
Connection Speed Chart (also see the detailed connection speed chart) | ||||
Internet Technology | Data Rate (per sec) | Data Rate (per sec) | Data Rate (per sec) | Data Rate (per sec) |
28.8K Modem | 28.8 Kbps | 28,800 Bits | 3,600 Bytes | 3.5 Kilobytes |
36.6K Modem | 36.6 Kbps | 36,600 Bits | 4,575 Bytes | 4.4 Kilobytes |
56K Modem | 56 Kbps | 56,000 Bits | 7,000 Bytes | 6.8 Kilobytes |
ISDN | 128 Kbps | 128,000 Bits | 16,000 Bytes | 15 Kilobytes |
T1 | 1.544 Mbps | 1,544,000 Bits | 193,000 Bytes | 188 Kilobytes |
DSL | 512 Kbps to 8 Mbps* | 8,000,000 Bits | 1,000,000 Bytes | 976 Kilobytes |
Cable Modem | 512 Kbps to 52 Mbps* | 53,000,000 Bits | 6,625,000 Bytes | 6,469 Kilobytes (6.3MB/sec) |
T3 | 44.736 Mbps | 44,736,000 Bits | 5,592,000 Bytes | 5,460 Kilobytes (5.3MB/sec) |
Gigabit Ethernet | 1 Gbps | 1,000,000,000 Bits | 125,000,000 Bytes | 122,070 Kilobytes (119MB/sec) |
OC-256 | 13.271 Gbps | 13,271,000,000 Bits | 1,658,875,000 Bytes | 1,619,995 Kilobytes (1.5GB/sec) |
Data Comparison Chart | |||||
Kilobits (Kbps) | Bits (bps) | Megabits (Mbps) | Bytes (Bps) | Kilobytes (KBps) | Megabytes (MBps) |
28 | 28,000 | 0.028 | 3,500 | 3.41 | 0.00334 |
30 | 30,000 | 0.03 | 3,750 | 3.66 | 0.00358 |
56 | 56,000 | 0.056 | 7,000 | 6.83 | 0.00668 |
80 | 80,000 | 0.08 | 10,000 | 9.76 | 0.00954 |
100 | 100,000 | 0.1 | 12,500 | 12.20 | 0.01192 |
150 | 150,000 | 0.15 | 18,750 | 18.31 | 0.01788 |
200 | 200,000 | 0.2 | 25,000 | 24.41 | 0.02384 |
300 | 300,000 | 0.3 | 37,500 | 36.62 | 0.03576 |
500 | 500,000 | 0.5 | 62,500 | 61.03 | 0.05960 |
800 | 800,000 | 0.8 | 100,000 | 97.65 | 0.09537 |
900 | 900,000 | 0.9 | 112,500 | 109.86 | 0.10729 |
1,000 | 1,000,000 | 1 | 125,000 | 122.07 | 0.11921 |
2,000 | 2,000,000 | 2 | 250,000 | 244.14 | 0.23842 |
4,000 | 4,000,000 | 4 | 500,000 | 488.28 | 0.47684 |
5,000 | 5,000,000 | 5 | 625,000 | 610.35 | 0.59605 |
10,000 | 10,000,000 | 10 | 1,250,000 | 1,220.70 | 1.19209 |
15,000 | 15,000,000 | 15 | 1,875,000 | 1,831.05 | 1.78814 |
30,000 | 30,000,000 | 30 | 3,750,000 | 3,662.10 | 3.57628 |
* This is a range of capable speeds