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Bytes vs. Bits

Yo, what's the difference between bytes and bits? I'm wicked confused.

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A bit is a single binary digit (a 0 or a 1) and a byte is a group of 8 of these bits.

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8 bits equals a byte

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bit x 8 = byte
byte / 8 = bit

1 byte = 8 bits
8 bits = 1 byte

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Thnx. So with my DSL, am I getting 126kb per second or 126 kB per second?

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8 bit = 1 byte
8 kbit = 1kb
8 mbit = 1mb
8 gbit = 1gb

Basically, anything ending with bit is 1/8 of it's byte counterpart.

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Thnx. So with my DSL, am I getting 126kb per second or 126 kB per second?

126KB is a maybe?

126kb sucks.

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Thnx. So with my DSL, am I getting 126kb per second or 126 kB per second?

Advertised speeds are almost always in bits/second because it looks better to unaware people. So if your DSL is advertising 126kb/s then you could download around 15kbytes/s, but if your getting 126kbytes/second downloading things, then you have roughly a 1mbit/s connection.

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Byte is present tense, bit is past tense.

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