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Jon FB
09-15-2003, 02:56 PM
how much of MBPS would make of mb and gb? I heard of MBPS but never figured what it acually goes to into mb and gb.

also someone was talking about a TB with the gb what does that mean?

richy
09-15-2003, 03:00 PM
ok first sort out bits and bytes 8 bits to a byte, 1024 bytes to a KB, same KB to a MB
as regards 10MBPS
1x60x60x24x30.5 / 8 gives approx 324 GB if you meant bits or * 8 or cancel the /8 if you meant bytes.

mbps is a measure of rate, GB is a fixed quantitiy, like comparing 1 gallon of oil to 10 gallons per second of oil, and throwing in quarts and pints as extra measures.

Jakiao
09-15-2003, 03:28 PM
Let me break down what richy said.

1 Mb = 1024 Kb
1 Gb = 1024 Mb
1 Mbps = Around 324 Gb (or 1 Mbps transfer per second; or 1024 Kbps transfer per second)

The actual measurement of 1 Mbps varies. Some say 300 Gb, others say 324 Gb. It is somewhere around there. I, personally, measure it at 320 Gb.

Also, as for a TB, or Terabyte. 1024 Gb = 1 Tb. I wish I had a 1 Tb hard drive.