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bits per hour (bit/hour) to Mebibytes per hour (MiB/hour) conversion

bits per hour to Mebibytes per hour conversion table

bits per hour (bit/hour)Mebibytes per hour (MiB/hour)
00
11.1920928955078e-7
22.3841857910156e-7
33.5762786865234e-7
44.7683715820313e-7
55.9604644775391e-7
67.1525573730469e-7
78.3446502685547e-7
89.5367431640625e-7
90.000001072883605957
100.000001192092895508
200.000002384185791016
300.000003576278686523
400.000004768371582031
500.000005960464477539
600.000007152557373047
700.000008344650268555
800.000009536743164063
900.00001072883605957
1000.00001192092895508
10000.0001192092895508

How to convert bits per hour to mebibytes per hour?

Converting bits per hour (bph) to Mebibytes per hour (MiB/hr) involves understanding both binary (base 2) and decimal (base 10) conversions. Here's how you can do the conversion for both bases:

Base 2 (Binary)

  1. Base Units:

    • 1 Byte (B) = 8 bits (b)
    • 1 Kibibyte (KiB) = 1024 Bytes (B)
    • 1 Mebibyte (MiB) = 1024 Kibibytes (KiB)

  2. Conversion from Bits to Bytes:

    • 1 bit = 1/8 Bytes

  3. Conversion from Bytes to Mebibytes:

    • 1 Byte = 1/(8 * 1024 * 1024) MiB

Steps:

  1. Start with 1 bit per hour.
  2. Convert to Bytes: 1 bit8=0.125 Bytes\frac{1 \text{ bit}}{8} = 0.125 \text{ Bytes}
  3. Convert to MiB: 0.125 Bytes×1 MiB1024×1024 Bytes=0.125×11048576 MiB0.125 \text{ Bytes} \times \frac{1 \text{ MiB}}{1024 \times 1024 \text{ Bytes}} = 0.125 \times \frac{1}{1048576} \text{ MiB}

Final Calculation for Base 2: 0.125×11048576 MiB=0.1251048576 MiB=1.19209290×10−7 MiB/hr0.125 \times \frac{1}{1048576} \text{ MiB} = \frac{0.125}{1048576} \text{ MiB} = 1.19209290 \times 10^{-7} \text{ MiB/hr}

Base 10 (Decimal)

  1. Base Units:

    • 1 Byte (B) = 8 bits (b)
    • 1 Kilobyte (KB) = 1000 Bytes (B)
    • 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1000 Kilobytes (KB)

  2. Conversion from Bits to Bytes:

    • 1 bit = 1/8 Bytes

  3. Conversion from Bytes to Megabytes:

    • 1 Byte = 1/(8 * 1000 * 1000) MB

Steps:

  1. Start with 1 bit per hour.
  2. Convert to Bytes: 1 bit8=0.125 Bytes\frac{1 \text{ bit}}{8} = 0.125 \text{ Bytes}
  3. Convert to MB: 0.125 Bytes×1 MB1000×1000 Bytes=0.125×11000000 MB0.125 \text{ Bytes} \times \frac{1 \text{ MB}}{1000 \times 1000 \text{ Bytes}} = 0.125 \times \frac{1}{1000000} \text{ MB}

Final Calculation for Base 10: 0.125×11000000 MB=0.1251000000 MB=1.25×10−7 MB/hr0.125 \times \frac{1}{1000000} \text{ MB} = \frac{0.125}{1000000} \text{ MB} = 1.25 \times 10^{-7} \text{ MB/hr}

Real-World Examples for Other Quantities of Bits per Hour

  1. Internet Connection Speed:

    • A slow internet connection might be around 64 Kilobits per second (Kbps).
      • Conversion: 64 Kbps×3600 seconds/hour=230,400 Kbps/hr64 \text{ Kbps} \times 3600 \text{ seconds/hour} = 230,400 \text{ Kbps/hr}.
      • In bits: 230,400×1000=230,400,000 bits/hr230,400 \times 1000 = 230,400,000 \text{ bits/hr}.
      • Base 2 (MiB/hr): 230,400,000÷(8×1024×1024)≈27.5 MiB/hr230,400,000 \div (8 \times 1024 \times 1024) \approx 27.5 \text{ MiB/hr}.

  2. File Download Size:

    • Downloading a 1 Gigabyte file at a speed of 1 Megabit per second.
      • Conversion: 1 Mbps×3600 seconds/hour=3,600 Mbps/hr1 \text{ Mbps} \times 3600 \text{ seconds/hour} = 3,600 \text{ Mbps/hr}.
      • In bits: 3,600,000,000 bits/hr3,600,000,000 \text{ bits/hr}.
      • Base 2 (MiB/hr): 3,600,000,000÷(8×1024×1024)≈429.69 MiB/hr3,600,000,000 \div (8 \times 1024 \times 1024) \approx 429.69 \text{ MiB/hr}.

  3. Video Streaming:

    • Streaming a video at 5 Megabits per second.
      • Conversion: 5 Mbps×3600 seconds/hour=18,000 Mbps/hr5 \text{ Mbps} \times 3600 \text{ seconds/hour} = 18,000 \text{ Mbps/hr}.
      • In bits: 18,000,000,000 bits/hr18,000,000,000 \text{ bits/hr}.
      • Base 2 (MiB/hr): 18,000,000,000÷(8×1024×1024)≈2145.77 MiB/hr18,000,000,000 \div (8 \times 1024 \times 1024) \approx 2145.77 \text{ MiB/hr}.

Each of these examples uses base 2 (binary). If you need the base 10 (decimal) conversions, you simply replace 10241024 with 10001000 in the respective calculations for converting Bytes to Megabytes (MB).

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Mebibytes per hour to other unit conversions.

What is bits per hour?

Bits per hour (bit/h) is a unit used to measure data transfer rate, representing the number of bits transferred or processed in one hour. It indicates the speed at which digital information is transmitted or handled.

Understanding Bits per Hour

Bits per hour is derived from the fundamental unit of information, the bit. A bit is the smallest unit of data in computing, representing a binary digit (0 or 1). Combining bits with the unit of time (hour) gives us a measure of data transfer rate.

To calculate bits per hour, you essentially count the number of bits transferred or processed during an hour-long period. This rate is used to quantify the speed of data transmission, processing, or storage.

Decimal vs. Binary (Base 10 vs. Base 2)

When discussing data rates, the distinction between base-10 (decimal) and base-2 (binary) prefixes is crucial.

  • Base-10 (Decimal): Prefixes like kilo (K), mega (M), giga (G), etc., are based on powers of 10 (e.g., 1 KB = 1000 bits).
  • Base-2 (Binary): Prefixes like kibi (Ki), mebi (Mi), gibi (Gi), etc., are based on powers of 2 (e.g., 1 Kibit = 1024 bits).

Although base-10 prefixes are commonly used in marketing materials, base-2 prefixes are more accurate for technical specifications in computing. Using the correct prefixes helps avoid confusion and misinterpretation of data transfer rates.

Formula

The formula for calculating bits per hour is as follows:

Data Transfer Rate=Number of BitsTime in HoursData\ Transfer\ Rate = \frac{Number\ of\ Bits}{Time\ in\ Hours}

For example, if 8000 bits are transferred in one hour, the data transfer rate is 8000 bits per hour.

Interesting Facts

While there's no specific law or famous person directly associated with "bits per hour," Claude Shannon, an American mathematician and electrical engineer, is considered the "father of information theory". Shannon's work laid the foundation for digital communication and information storage. His theories provide the mathematical framework for quantifying and analyzing information, impacting how we measure and transmit data today.

Real-World Examples

Here are some real-world examples of approximate data transfer rates expressed in bits per hour:

  • Very Slow Modem (2400 baud): Approximately 2400 bits per hour.
  • Early Digital Audio Encoding: If you were manually converting audio to digital at the very beginning, you might process a few kilobits per hour.
  • Data Logging: Some very low-power sensors might log data at a rate of a few bits per hour to conserve energy.

It's important to note that bits per hour is a relatively small unit, and most modern data transfer rates are measured in kilobits per second (kbps), megabits per second (Mbps), or gigabits per second (Gbps). Therefore, bits per hour is more relevant in scenarios involving very low data transfer rates.

Additional Resources

  • For a deeper understanding of data transfer rates, explore resources on Bandwidth.
  • Learn more about the history of data and the work of Claude Shannon from Information Theory Basics.

What is Mebibytes per hour?

Mebibytes per hour (MiB/h) is a unit of measurement for data transfer rate, representing the amount of data transferred in mebibytes over a period of one hour. It's commonly used to express the speed of data transmission, network bandwidth, or storage device performance. Mebibytes are based on powers of 2, as opposed to megabytes, which are based on powers of 10.

Understanding Mebibytes and Bytes

  • Byte (B): The fundamental unit of digital information.
  • Kilobyte (KB): 1,000 bytes (decimal).
  • Kibibyte (KiB): 1,024 bytes (binary).
  • Megabyte (MB): 1,000,000 bytes (decimal).
  • Mebibyte (MiB): 1,048,576 bytes (binary).

The "mebi" prefix indicates binary multiples, making Mebibytes a more precise unit when dealing with computer memory and storage, which are inherently binary.

Forming Mebibytes per Hour

Mebibytes per hour is formed by calculating how many mebibytes of data are transferred in a single hour.

1 MiB/h=1,048,576 bytes3600 seconds1 \text{ MiB/h} = \frac{1,048,576 \text{ bytes}}{3600 \text{ seconds}}

This unit quantifies the rate at which data moves, essential for evaluating system performance and network capabilities.

Base 10 vs. Base 2

It's essential to distinguish between base-10 (decimal) and base-2 (binary) prefixes:

  • Megabyte (MB): 1,000,000 bytes (10610^6)
  • Mebibyte (MiB): 1,048,576 bytes (2202^{20})

The difference arises from how computers store and process data in binary format. Using Mebibytes avoids ambiguity when referring to storage capacities and data transfer rates in computing contexts.

Real-World Examples

  • Downloading files: Estimating the download speed of a large file (e.g., a software installation package). A download speed of 10 MiB/h would take approximately 105 hours to download a 1TB file.
  • Streaming video: Determining the required bandwidth for streaming high-definition video content without buffering. A low quality video streaming would be roughly 1 MiB/h.
  • Data backup: Calculating the time required to back up a certain amount of data to an external drive or cloud storage.
  • Network performance: Assessing the performance of a network connection or data transfer rate between servers.
  • Disk I/O: Evaluating the performance of disk drives by measuring read/write speeds.

Complete bits per hour conversion table

Enter # of bits per hour
Convert 1 bit/hour to other unitsResult
bits per hour to bits per second (bit/hour to bit/s)0.0002777777777778
bits per hour to Kilobits per second (bit/hour to Kb/s)2.7777777777778e-7
bits per hour to Kibibits per second (bit/hour to Kib/s)2.7126736111111e-7
bits per hour to Megabits per second (bit/hour to Mb/s)2.7777777777778e-10
bits per hour to Mebibits per second (bit/hour to Mib/s)2.6490953233507e-10
bits per hour to Gigabits per second (bit/hour to Gb/s)2.7777777777778e-13
bits per hour to Gibibits per second (bit/hour to Gib/s)2.5870071517097e-13
bits per hour to Terabits per second (bit/hour to Tb/s)2.7777777777778e-16
bits per hour to Tebibits per second (bit/hour to Tib/s)2.5263741715915e-16
bits per hour to bits per minute (bit/hour to bit/minute)0.01666666666667
bits per hour to Kilobits per minute (bit/hour to Kb/minute)0.00001666666666667
bits per hour to Kibibits per minute (bit/hour to Kib/minute)0.00001627604166667
bits per hour to Megabits per minute (bit/hour to Mb/minute)1.6666666666667e-8
bits per hour to Mebibits per minute (bit/hour to Mib/minute)1.5894571940104e-8
bits per hour to Gigabits per minute (bit/hour to Gb/minute)1.6666666666667e-11
bits per hour to Gibibits per minute (bit/hour to Gib/minute)1.5522042910258e-11
bits per hour to Terabits per minute (bit/hour to Tb/minute)1.6666666666667e-14
bits per hour to Tebibits per minute (bit/hour to Tib/minute)1.5158245029549e-14
bits per hour to Kilobits per hour (bit/hour to Kb/hour)0.001
bits per hour to Kibibits per hour (bit/hour to Kib/hour)0.0009765625
bits per hour to Megabits per hour (bit/hour to Mb/hour)0.000001
bits per hour to Mebibits per hour (bit/hour to Mib/hour)9.5367431640625e-7
bits per hour to Gigabits per hour (bit/hour to Gb/hour)1e-9
bits per hour to Gibibits per hour (bit/hour to Gib/hour)9.3132257461548e-10
bits per hour to Terabits per hour (bit/hour to Tb/hour)1e-12
bits per hour to Tebibits per hour (bit/hour to Tib/hour)9.0949470177293e-13
bits per hour to bits per day (bit/hour to bit/day)24
bits per hour to Kilobits per day (bit/hour to Kb/day)0.024
bits per hour to Kibibits per day (bit/hour to Kib/day)0.0234375
bits per hour to Megabits per day (bit/hour to Mb/day)0.000024
bits per hour to Mebibits per day (bit/hour to Mib/day)0.00002288818359375
bits per hour to Gigabits per day (bit/hour to Gb/day)2.4e-8
bits per hour to Gibibits per day (bit/hour to Gib/day)2.2351741790771e-8
bits per hour to Terabits per day (bit/hour to Tb/day)2.4e-11
bits per hour to Tebibits per day (bit/hour to Tib/day)2.182787284255e-11
bits per hour to bits per month (bit/hour to bit/month)720
bits per hour to Kilobits per month (bit/hour to Kb/month)0.72
bits per hour to Kibibits per month (bit/hour to Kib/month)0.703125
bits per hour to Megabits per month (bit/hour to Mb/month)0.00072
bits per hour to Mebibits per month (bit/hour to Mib/month)0.0006866455078125
bits per hour to Gigabits per month (bit/hour to Gb/month)7.2e-7
bits per hour to Gibibits per month (bit/hour to Gib/month)6.7055225372314e-7
bits per hour to Terabits per month (bit/hour to Tb/month)7.2e-10
bits per hour to Tebibits per month (bit/hour to Tib/month)6.5483618527651e-10
bits per hour to Bytes per second (bit/hour to Byte/s)0.00003472222222222
bits per hour to Kilobytes per second (bit/hour to KB/s)3.4722222222222e-8
bits per hour to Kibibytes per second (bit/hour to KiB/s)3.3908420138889e-8
bits per hour to Megabytes per second (bit/hour to MB/s)3.4722222222222e-11
bits per hour to Mebibytes per second (bit/hour to MiB/s)3.3113691541884e-11
bits per hour to Gigabytes per second (bit/hour to GB/s)3.4722222222222e-14
bits per hour to Gibibytes per second (bit/hour to GiB/s)3.2337589396371e-14
bits per hour to Terabytes per second (bit/hour to TB/s)3.4722222222222e-17
bits per hour to Tebibytes per second (bit/hour to TiB/s)3.1579677144893e-17
bits per hour to Bytes per minute (bit/hour to Byte/minute)0.002083333333333
bits per hour to Kilobytes per minute (bit/hour to KB/minute)0.000002083333333333
bits per hour to Kibibytes per minute (bit/hour to KiB/minute)0.000002034505208333
bits per hour to Megabytes per minute (bit/hour to MB/minute)2.0833333333333e-9
bits per hour to Mebibytes per minute (bit/hour to MiB/minute)1.986821492513e-9
bits per hour to Gigabytes per minute (bit/hour to GB/minute)2.0833333333333e-12
bits per hour to Gibibytes per minute (bit/hour to GiB/minute)1.9402553637822e-12
bits per hour to Terabytes per minute (bit/hour to TB/minute)2.0833333333333e-15
bits per hour to Tebibytes per minute (bit/hour to TiB/minute)1.8947806286936e-15
bits per hour to Bytes per hour (bit/hour to Byte/hour)0.125
bits per hour to Kilobytes per hour (bit/hour to KB/hour)0.000125
bits per hour to Kibibytes per hour (bit/hour to KiB/hour)0.0001220703125
bits per hour to Megabytes per hour (bit/hour to MB/hour)1.25e-7
bits per hour to Mebibytes per hour (bit/hour to MiB/hour)1.1920928955078e-7
bits per hour to Gigabytes per hour (bit/hour to GB/hour)1.25e-10
bits per hour to Gibibytes per hour (bit/hour to GiB/hour)1.1641532182693e-10
bits per hour to Terabytes per hour (bit/hour to TB/hour)1.25e-13
bits per hour to Tebibytes per hour (bit/hour to TiB/hour)1.1368683772162e-13
bits per hour to Bytes per day (bit/hour to Byte/day)3
bits per hour to Kilobytes per day (bit/hour to KB/day)0.003
bits per hour to Kibibytes per day (bit/hour to KiB/day)0.0029296875
bits per hour to Megabytes per day (bit/hour to MB/day)0.000003
bits per hour to Mebibytes per day (bit/hour to MiB/day)0.000002861022949219
bits per hour to Gigabytes per day (bit/hour to GB/day)3e-9
bits per hour to Gibibytes per day (bit/hour to GiB/day)2.7939677238464e-9
bits per hour to Terabytes per day (bit/hour to TB/day)3e-12
bits per hour to Tebibytes per day (bit/hour to TiB/day)2.7284841053188e-12
bits per hour to Bytes per month (bit/hour to Byte/month)90
bits per hour to Kilobytes per month (bit/hour to KB/month)0.09
bits per hour to Kibibytes per month (bit/hour to KiB/month)0.087890625
bits per hour to Megabytes per month (bit/hour to MB/month)0.00009
bits per hour to Mebibytes per month (bit/hour to MiB/month)0.00008583068847656
bits per hour to Gigabytes per month (bit/hour to GB/month)9e-8
bits per hour to Gibibytes per month (bit/hour to GiB/month)8.3819031715393e-8
bits per hour to Terabytes per month (bit/hour to TB/month)9e-11
bits per hour to Tebibytes per month (bit/hour to TiB/month)8.1854523159564e-11

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