HELP need.. Difference between kbps & KB/s???

bigben

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I have downloaded using Mobitel broadband yesterdy night...

Mobile partner eke Mobitel wala download speed eka maximum 1.01Mbps witara awa. Speedtest eke results r also same..

Eunata Download manager eke file eka download une 110-140 KB/s speed eke...

Is there any difference between kbps & KB/s ? ...

Mobitel eke kiyana 1Mbps sp
eed eke speedtest anuwa tibunath file eka e speeed eken download wenne nette ei??

INTERNET EXPERTS, NEED UR HELP pls....
 
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Bits & Bytes.
Mb = Mega Bits
MB = Mega Bytes

8bit = 1 byte
1024 bytes = 1kilo byte(KB)
1024 kilo bytes = 1mega byte(MB)

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milindasenarath

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    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 8 bits.

    Usually, data communication speed is measured in bits/kilobits/megabits per second, while storage space is measured in bytes/kilobytes/megabytes.

    In data communications, a Kilobit is one thousand bits. It is used to measure the amount of data transferred per second. Kilobits per second is shortened to kb/s, Kbps or kbps (as opposed to KBps, which is Kilobytes per second. Note the capitalization). The lowercase b is commonly used to denote bits, while the uppercase B is used for bytes.

    1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second
    1 KB/s = 1024 bytes per second
     

    prasadana2

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    ya there is ..

    that is Kilobits and Kilobytes
    Also Megabits and Megabytes



    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 8 bits.

    Usually, data communication speed is measured in bits/kilobits/megabits per second, while storage space is measured in bytes/kilobytes/megabytes.

    In data communications, a Kilobit is one thousand bits. It is used to measure the amount of data transferred per second. Kilobits per second is shortened to kb/s, Kbps or kbps (as opposed to KBps, which is Kilobytes per second. Note the capitalization). The lowercase b is commonly used to denote bits, while the uppercase B is used for bytes.

    1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second
    1 KB/s = 1024 bytes per second
     

    milindasenarath

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    Kbps and KB/sec
    Kbps = KB/sec this is the same

    6-8 Kb/sec = estimated/calculated/approximated download speed..
    translates to 6Kb*60 seconds = 360Kb/min (roughly 33% or 1/3 MB)

    1 MB = 1024 KB = 1.048.576 bytes
    5 MB = 5120 KB = 5.242.880 bytes
    1 min = 60 sec = 1/60 hr
    11 min = 660 sec = 11/60 hr

    5.242.880 bytes / 660 sec = 7943.7575757575757575 b/sec

    convert to kilobytes..
    7943.757575757575757575 bytes / 1024 = 7.757575 Kb in one second

    so your estimate of 6-8Kb/sec is right on and 11 minutes is about right.

    synopsis:

    1TB = 1024GB = 1.048.576MB = 1.073.741.824KB = 1.099.511.627.776 bytes.. not bits
    thats next..

    any of the above TB, GB, MB, KB, bytes etc.. etc.. multiplied by an amount of time
    equals amount/time e.g. : Kb/sec or b/sec

    now for bits vs bytes..
    8 bits to 1 byte

    the letter 'A' in ascii is represented as a binary value of '01000001' <see all 8 bits?
    so the letter 'A' = 1 byte or 8bits

    There are a million variables that can affect download speed, knowing this isnt one of them.
     

    Elcid

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    in a mathematical formula
    It is correct. 8 bits-> 1 Byte
    1024 byte -> 1 kB
    when u r downloading from a broad band connection there may be a diefference in the downloading speed with the speed ISP told u.
    Anith ewn use karanawa adu wenakota Umbe speed eka wadi.nathnam adui.
    Kohomath internet use karana gaman download karanakota niyama speed eka enneth na.Kohomath oya speed hari problem ekak na..
     

    bigben

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    Thanx a lot machanla thread ekata help karata..

    Etakota 1 mbps connection ekakin gann pulawan maximum download speed eka 122,1KB/s da ????