What is Data Unit Conversion?
Data unit conversion refers to the process of converting one unit of data to another unit of data. It is a common task in computer science and information technology, where different data units are used to measure the amount of data stored or transmitted. Some common data units include bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes.
Converting data units can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as estimating file sizes, measuring network speeds, and optimizing data storage. The process of conversion involves multiplying or dividing the value of the original data unit by a conversion factor, which is based on the relationship between the two units being converted.
Understanding how to convert data units is an essential skill in computer science and information technology, and can be learned through practice and familiarity with common conversion factors.
Comparison between Decimal (SI Standard) and Binary (IEC Standard) units.
Decimal and Binary Bit Units
Decimal Unit |
Equivalent in Bits |
Binary Unit |
Equivalent in Bits |
Kilobit | 1,000 | Kibibit | 1,024 |
Megabit | 1,000,000 | Mebibit | 1,048,576 |
Gigabit | 1,000,000,000 | Gibibit | 1,073,741,824 |
Terabit | 1,000,000,000,000 | Tebibit | 1,099,511,627,776 |
Petabit | 1,000,000,000,000,000 | Pebibit | 1,125,899,906,842,624 |
Exabit | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Exbibit | 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 |
Zettabit | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Zebibit | 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 |
Yottabit | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Yobibit | 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 |
Decimal and Binary Byte Units
Decimal Unit |
Equivalent in Bytes |
Binary Unit |
Equivalent in Bytes |
Kilobyte | 1,000 | Kibibyte | 1,024 |
Megabyte | 1,000,000 | Mebibyte | 1,048,576 |
Gigabyte | 1,000,000,000 | Gibibyte | 1,073,741,824 |
Terabyte | 1,000,000,000,000 | Tebibyte | 1,099,511,627,776 |
Petabyte | 1,000,000,000,000,000 | Pebibyte | 1,125,899,906,842,624 |
Exabyte | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Exbibyte | 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 |
Zettabyte | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Zebibyte | 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 |
Yottabyte | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Yobibyte | 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 |
Relationship between different Data Measurement Units
Following are the popular Digital Data Units defined by
International Electro technical Commission(IEC) and
International System of Units(SI).
All the conversion logic used in this website align with these standards.
Each Decimal unit (kb, kB, Mb, MB, Gb, GB, Tb, TB, Pb, PB, Eb, EB, Zb, ZB, Yb, YB) is 1000 times larger than its preceding unit, whereas each Binary unit(Kibit, KiB, Mibit, MiB, Gibit, GiB, Tibit, TiB, Pibit, PiB, Eibit, EiB, Zibit, ZiB, Yibit, YiB) is 1024 times larger than the preceding unit.
Below table represents how these units are related to each other.