The word "bit" is formed by combining two English words Binary digiT ("binary digit") and denotes the smallest possible unit that can measure the amount of information. These units are most commonly used when measuring the transfer rate of data over network connections. Byte is the smallest unit of data that can be stored in computer memory or on physical media. These units are usually used to measure the amount of information stored.
Instructions
Step 1
Increase the known number of bytes by a factor of eight to determine the corresponding bit value. When coding information in different periods of the development of computer technology, different standards were used, therefore, six bits were included in a byte for some time. However, today the code of one printable or control character contains eight bits, so this number should be used as a conversion factor for bytes to bits.
Step 2
According to IEC standards (International Electrotechnical Commission - "International Electrotechnical Commission"), the symbols used in the SI system should be used to denote derivatives of both units of measurement. This means, in particular, that the prefix "mega" increases the base units of both a byte and a bit by a factor of ten to the sixth power (one million). From the same scaling dimension of these units, it follows that if it is necessary to convert megabytes to megabytes, you must act in the same way as when converting bytes into bits - multiply by eight.
Step 3
Calculate the value you want in your head or use a practical calculator. You can also use Internet resources for this. For example, at https://convert-me.com/ru/convert/data_transfer_rate#bit/s there is an online calculator for converting the values you need. To use it, you need to find the line “megabytes per second” in the section “Units based on byte”, enter the value you know in megabytes into the field located in it, and then click the “Calculate” button. You will find the value of this value in megabits in the field “megabits per second” in the section “Base units of data transfer rate”, located a little higher on the page.
