This page contains information about different measurements related to
computers.
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Data Measurement |
Size |
|
Bit |
Single Binary Digit (1 or 0) |
|
Byte |
8 bits |
|
Kilobyte (KB) |
1,024 Bytes |
|
Megabyte (MB) |
1,024 Kilobytes |
|
Gigabyte (GB) |
1,024 Megabytes |
|
Terabyte (TB) |
1,024 Gigabytes |
|
Petabyte (PB) |
1,024 Terabytes |
|
Exabyte (EB) |
1,024 Petabytes |
|
Data Comparison Chart |
|
Kilobits (Kbps) |
Bits (bps) |
Megabits (Mbps) |
Bytes (Bps) |
Kilobytes (KBps) |
Minutes On 4.7GB DVD |
Megabytes (MBps) |
Minutes On 650MB CD |
|
28 |
28,000 |
28,000 |
28,000 |
3.41 |
24,031 |
0.00334 |
3,245 |
|
30 |
30,000 |
0.03 |
3,750 |
3.66 |
22,429 |
0.00358 |
3,029 |
|
56 |
56,000 |
0.056 |
7,000 |
6.83 |
12,015 |
0.00668 |
1,622 |
|
80 |
80,000 |
0.08 |
10,000 |
9.76 |
8,410 |
0.00954 |
1,135 |
|
100 |
100,000 |
0.1 |
12,500 |
12.20 |
6,728 |
0.01192 |
908 |
|
150 |
150,000 |
0.15 |
18,750 |
18.31 |
4,485 |
0.01788 |
605 |
|
200 |
200,000 |
0.2 |
25,000 |
24.41 |
3,364 |
0.02384 |
454 |
|
300 |
300,000 |
0.3 |
37,500 |
36.62 |
2,242 |
0.03576 |
302 |
|
500 |
500,000 |
0.5 |
62,500 |
61.03 |
1,345 |
0.05960 |
181 |
|
800 |
800,000 |
0.8 |
100,000 |
97.65 |
841 |
0.09537 |
113 |
|
900 |
900,000 |
0.9 |
112,500 |
109.86 |
747 |
0.10729 |
100 |
|
1,000 |
1,000,000 |
1 |
125,000 |
122.07 |
672 |
0.11921 |
90 |
|
2,000 |
2,000,000 |
2 |
250,000 |
244.14 |
336 |
0.23842 |
45 |
|
4,000 |
4,000,000 |
4 |
500,000 |
488.28 |
168 |
0.47684 |
22 |
|
5,000 |
5,000,000 |
5 |
625,000 |
610.35 |
134 |
0.59605 |
18 |
|
10,000 |
10,000,000 |
10 |
1,250,000 |
1,220.70 |
67 |
1.19209 |
9 |
|
15,000 |
15,000,000 |
15 |
1,875,000 |
1,831.05 |
44 |
1.78814 |
6 |
|
30,000 |
30,000,000 |
30 |
3,750,000 |
3,662.10 |
22 |
3.57628 |
3 |
|
Connection Speed Chart |
|
Internet Technology |
Data Rate (per second) |
Data Rate (per second) |
Data Rate (per second) |
Data Rate (per second) |
|
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) |
|
Video Format Chart |
|
Video Formats |
NTSC Resolution (525 Vertical Lines) |
|
8mm |
250 Horizontal Lines |
|
VHS |
250 Horizontal Lines |
|
VHS-C |
250 Horizontal Lines |
|
Hi8 |
400 Horizontal Lines |
|
S-VHS |
400 Horizontal Lines |
|
DV |
500 Horizontal Lines |
|
DVD |
500 Horizontal Lines |
|
Audio/Video Chart |
|
Audio/Video Technology |
Data Rate (per second) |
Data Rate (per second) |
Data Rate (per second) |
Data Rate (per second) |
|
CD |
1.4112 Mbps |
1,411,200 Bits |
176,400 Bytes |
172 Kilobytes |
|
DVD |
10 Mbps |
10,000,000 Bits |
1,250,000 Bytes |
1,220 Kilobytes (1.1MB/sec) |
|
DV |
30.1 Mbps |
30,195,712 Bits |
3,774,464 Bytes |
3,686 Kilobytes (3.6MB/sec) |
|
DLP |
37 Mbps to 43 Mbps |
43,000,000 Bits |
5,375,000 Bytes |
5,249 Kilobytes (5.2MB/sec) |
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