Data Conversion Matrix
All 8 data units in one table — 56 pre-computed conversions, click any cell for the full converter.
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Click any cellb Bit | B Byte | KB Kilobyte | MB Megabyte | GB Gigabyte | TB Terabyte | PB Petabyte | Mbps Megabit per Second | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
b Bit | — | 0.125 | 0.000125 | 1.25e-7 | 1.25 × 10^-10 | 1.25 × 10^-13 | 1.25 × 10^-16 | 0.000001 |
B Byte | 8 | — | 0.001 | 0.000001 | 1 × 10^-9 | 1 × 10^-12 | 1 × 10^-15 | 0.000008 |
KB Kilobyte | 8,000 | 1,000 | — | 0.001 | 0.000001 | 1 × 10^-9 | 1 × 10^-12 | 0.008 |
MB Megabyte | 8,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000 | — | 0.001 | 0.000001 | 1 × 10^-9 | 8 |
GB Gigabyte | 8,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000 | — | 0.001 | 0.000001 | 8,000 |
TB Terabyte | 8,000,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000 | — | 0.001 | 8,000,000 |
PB Petabyte | 8,000,000,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000 | — | 8,000,000,000 |
Mbps Megabit per Second | 1,000,000 | 125,000 | 125 | 0.125 | 0.000125 | 1.25e-7 | 1.25 × 10^-10 | — |
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Digital data measures information storage and transmission. The base unit is the bit (binary digit, 0 or 1), with 8 bits making 1 byte — the smallest addressable unit in modern computing. This converter handles all major data units: bytes and decimal multiples (kilobyte = 1,000 B, megabyte = 10⁶ B, gigabyte = 10⁹ B, terabyte = 10¹² B, petabyte = 10¹⁵ B used by storage manufacturers), and binary multiples (KiB = 1,024 B, MiB, GiB, TiB used by operating systems — the source of the famous '1 TB drive shows 931 GB free' discrepancy). Network speeds use bits per second multiples (Mbps = megabits per second, Gbps): note that 100 Mbps internet equals 12.5 MB/s download speed because 1 byte = 8 bits. Use data conversion for storage capacity, file sizes, network bandwidth, mobile data plans, and cloud-storage planning. Modern smartphones store tens to hundreds of GB; large data centers manage petabytes.
Quick Data Conversion Tips
- 8 bits = 1 byte. Storage usually quoted in bytes; network bandwidth in bits.
- 1 KB is ambiguous: 1000 bytes (SI) in networking and drives, 1024 bytes (binary) in RAM and OS.
- A 1 Gbps connection transfers ~125 MB/s (divide Mbps by 8 to approximate MB/s).
- File sizes: MB usually 1024 KB in OS, 1000 KB on disc packaging.
Common Data Mistakes
- Confusing bits (b) and bytes (B) — 8× difference.
- Assuming 1 GB drive holds 1 billion bytes — OS-formatted shows less (binary interpretation).
- Mixing Mbps (network) with MB/s (file transfer) — factor of 8.
- Ignoring compression and overhead in real-world transfer speeds.