Digital Data Units & Calculator
Eight bits equal one byte. Decimal prefixes use powers of 1,000; binary prefixes use powers of 1,024.
Detailed explanation & worked examples
Conversion method
Base value = input × source factor + source offset. Output = (base value − target offset) ÷ target factor. Only units from this family can be converted together.
Worked example
For the first two units below: 1 Bit becomes 0.12500000 Byte.
| Unit | Multiplier | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| Bit | 0.125 | 0 |
| Byte | 1 | 0 |
| Kilobyte (decimal) | 1000 | 0 |
| Megabyte (decimal) | 1000000 | 0 |
| Gigabyte (decimal) | 1000000000 | 0 |
| Terabyte (decimal) | 1000000000000 | 0 |
| Kibibyte (binary) | 1024 | 0 |
| Mebibyte (binary) | 1048576 | 0 |
| Gibibyte (binary) | 1073741824 | 0 |
Eight bits equal one byte. Decimal prefixes use powers of 1,000; binary prefixes use powers of 1,024.
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