Kilobyte or Kilobit

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acarle208

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Hey, i'm always hereing kilobit and kilobyte, i know what a kilobyte is, but what is a kilobit?
Thanks in advance.

 

squeeks

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google

first hit will tell you all you need to know

for more info here

 

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acarle208

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Thanks.

What is the difference?

 

squeeks

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acarle208 said:

Thanks.

What is the difference?

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...a byte is 8 bits. kilo=1000 so...

its just a different smaller way to measure

 

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acarle208

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Is a bit a speed rating?

 

squeeks

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acarle208 said:

Is a bit a speed rating?

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did you not read the articles i gave you? its DATA

when you hear it in terms of speed for internet and networking its talking about how much data is transfered

 

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acarle208

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Say its 100 kilobits/sec, how many kilobytes are transfered per sec?

 

squeeks

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acarle208 said:

Say its 100 kilobits/sec, how many kilobytes are transfered per sec?

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divide 100 by 8

 

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acarle208

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Thanks Squeeks.

 

squeeks

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anytime