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Difference Between Bytes And Bits by fr3do(op): 8:33am On Sep 20, 2013

[color=#556B2F]the symbol for byte is B
while that of bit is b.
MBps isnt Mbps
a bit(binary digit) is either 1 or 0
but a byte is a set of 8 bits e.g 1 byte=01101010

this implies that 1 byte = 8 bits
[size=14pt]so when you browse at 1Mbps(megabit/s),you are actually browsing at 0.125MBps(megabyte/s)[/size][/color]

[url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbps]reference[/url]

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by fr3do(op): 9:30am On Sep 20, 2013

Can this get to the frontpage?
Nigerians need to be enlightened.

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by Afrobasic(m): 5:54pm On Sep 20, 2013

fr3do: Can this get to the frontpage?
Nigerians need to be enlightened.

I agree... this is something network service providers use to deceive us.

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by Adonike(m): 5:14pm On Sep 23, 2013

IS THAT TRUE?

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by Sunymoore(m): 5:59pm On Sep 23, 2013

Front page material. This how our isps deceive a lot of people

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by femi4: 7:56pm On Sep 23, 2013

Afrobasic: I agree... this is something network service providers use to deceive us.

how? Browsing and downloading @ 1-2Mbps is more than enough

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by Afrobasic(m): 8:27pm On Sep 23, 2013

femi4: how? Browsing and downloading @ 1-2Mbps is more than enough

depends on what you're downloading eg:

downloading 1gb at 1Mbps would take you ~3hrs

but downloading 1gb at 1MBps would only take ~20mins

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Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by Brimmie(m): 12:09am On Sep 26, 2013

Afrobasic: depends on what you're downloading eg:

downloading 1gb at 1Mbps would take you ~3hrs

but downloading 1gb at 1MBps would only take ~20mins

Wow!! Nice Thread! INFORMATIVE!!

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by tim107: 11:49am On Sep 26, 2013

A bit is a single numeric value, either '1' or '0', that encodes a single unit of digital information. A byte is a sequence of bits; usually eight bits equal one byte.

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by fr3do(op): 9:32pm On Sep 30, 2013

tim107: A bit is a single numeric value, either '1' or '0', that encodes a single unit of digital information. A byte is a sequence of bits; usually eight bits equal one byte.

and a byte can be in 2^⁸ (256) forms.

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by Nobody: 6:19pm On Oct 02, 2013

noted..tnx

Re: Difference Between Bytes And Bits by paranorman(m): 9:21pm On Oct 13, 2013

Wow, cool and informative.. Thanks op.. Kindly use this ta explain 2g, 3g, 3.5g, e.t.c..

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