bits per minute to Kilobytes per hour conversion

bits per minute to Kilobytes per hour conversion table

bits per minute (bit/minute)Kilobytes per hour (KB/hour)
00
10.0075
20.015
30.0225
40.03
50.0375
60.045
70.0525
80.06
90.0675
100.075
200.15
300.225
400.3
500.375
600.45
700.525
800.6
900.675
1000.75
10007.5

How to convert bits per minute to kilobytes per hour?

Sure, let's go through the process of converting 1 bit per minute (bpm) to kilobytes per hour (KB/h) in both base 10 and base 2 systems.

Conversion in Base 10:

  1. Convert bits per minute to bits per hour:

    • There are 60 minutes in an hour.
    • 1 bit per minute * 60 minutes per hour = 60 bits per hour.
  2. Convert bits to kilobytes (bytes and then kilobytes):

    • In base 10, 1 kilobyte (KB) = 1,000 bytes (B).

    • 1 byte = 8 bits.

    • Therefore, 1 kilobyte = 1,000 bytes * 8 bits/byte = 8,000 bits.

    • Now, convert 60 bits to kilobytes:

      • 60 bits / 8,000 bits per kilobyte = 60 / 8,000 KB.
      • This simplifies to 0.0075 KB per hour.

Conversion in Base 2:

  1. Convert bits per minute to bits per hour:

    • Same as above: 1 bit per minute * 60 minutes per hour = 60 bits per hour.
  2. Convert bits to kilobytes (bytes and then kibibytes):

    • In base 2, 1 Kibibyte (KiB) = 1,024 bytes (B).

    • 1 byte = 8 bits.

    • Therefore, 1 Kibibyte = 1,024 bytes * 8 bits/byte = 8,192 bits.

    • Now, convert 60 bits to Kibibytes:

      • 60 bits / 8,192 bits per kibibyte = 60 / 8,192 KiB.
      • This simplifies to approximately 0.00732422 KiB per hour.

Real World Examples for Other Quantities:

  1. 5,000 bits per minute:

    • Assume we're still working in base 10.
    • Convert to bits per hour: 5,000 bits per minute * 60 minutes per hour = 300,000 bits per hour.
    • Convert to kilobytes: 300,000 bits per hour / 8,000 bits per kilobyte = 37.5 KB per hour.
  2. 256 bits per minute:

    • Bits per hour: 256 bits per minute * 60 = 15,360 bits per hour.
    • In base 10 (kilobytes): 15,360 bits / 8,000 = 1.92 KB per hour.
    • In base 2 (kibibytes): 15,360 bits / 8,192 = approximately 1.875 KiB per hour.
  3. 1,024 bits per minute (which is 1 Kibibit per minute):

    • Bits per hour: 1,024 bits per minute * 60 = 61,440 bits per hour.
    • In base 10: 61,440 bits / 8,000 = 7.68 KB per hour.
    • In base 2: 61,440 bits / 8,192 = 7.5 KiB per hour.

In a real-world context, these conversions would help when considering data transfer rates for very small-scale communications, such as those in low-data-rate IoT devices or very inefficient network connections.

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 Kilobytes per hour to other unit conversions.

What is bits per minute?

A term from the old days of computing and data transmission!

Bits per minute (bpm) was a unit of measurement for the rate at which digital data was transmitted. It represented the number of binary digits (bits) that were transmitted in one minute.

In other words, it measured how quickly a computer or communication system could send bits of information over a wire, modem, or other transmission medium.

For example, if a data transmission system had a speed of 9600 bpm, it meant that it could transmit 96,000 bits (or 12 kilobits) in one minute.

With the advent of newer technologies and faster communication protocols, the term "bits per minute" has largely been replaced by more modern units of measurement, such as megabits per second (Mbps), gigabits per second (Gbps), or even terabits per second (Tbps).

But for those who worked with old computers, modems, and data transmission systems, bpm was a familiar term that represented the raw speed of data transfer!

What is kilobytes per hour?

A unit of measurement!

Kilobytes per hour (kb/h or kbph) is a unit of data transfer rate. It represents the number of kilobytes (thousand bytes) that are transferred in one hour.

In other words, it measures how fast data can be transmitted or downloaded over a network connection, such as the internet, in units of kilobytes per second multiplied by the number of seconds in an hour (3,600).

For example:

  • 1 kb/h = 0.000278 bytes/second
  • 100 kb/h = 0.028 bytes/second

To give you a better idea of what this means, here are some rough estimates of common data transfer rates and their equivalent kilobytes per hour values:

  • Dial-up internet (28.8 kbps): around 1,000-2,000 kb/h
  • DSL internet (128 kbps): around 25,000-50,000 kb/h
  • Broadband internet (1 Mbps): around 250,000-500,000 kb/h

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

Complete bits per minute conversion table

Enter # of bits per minute
Convert 1 bit/minute to other unitsResult
bits per minute to bits per second (bit/minute to bit/s)0.01666666666667
bits per minute to Kilobits per second (bit/minute to Kb/s)0.00001666666666667
bits per minute to Kibibits per second (bit/minute to Kib/s)0.00001627604166667
bits per minute to Megabits per second (bit/minute to Mb/s)1.6666666666667e-8
bits per minute to Mebibits per second (bit/minute to Mib/s)1.5894571940104e-8
bits per minute to Gigabits per second (bit/minute to Gb/s)1.6666666666667e-11
bits per minute to Gibibits per second (bit/minute to Gib/s)1.5522042910258e-11
bits per minute to Terabits per second (bit/minute to Tb/s)1.6666666666667e-14
bits per minute to Tebibits per second (bit/minute to Tib/s)1.5158245029549e-14
bits per minute to Kilobits per minute (bit/minute to Kb/minute)0.001
bits per minute to Kibibits per minute (bit/minute to Kib/minute)0.0009765625
bits per minute to Megabits per minute (bit/minute to Mb/minute)0.000001
bits per minute to Mebibits per minute (bit/minute to Mib/minute)9.5367431640625e-7
bits per minute to Gigabits per minute (bit/minute to Gb/minute)1e-9
bits per minute to Gibibits per minute (bit/minute to Gib/minute)9.3132257461548e-10
bits per minute to Terabits per minute (bit/minute to Tb/minute)1e-12
bits per minute to Tebibits per minute (bit/minute to Tib/minute)9.0949470177293e-13
bits per minute to bits per hour (bit/minute to bit/hour)60
bits per minute to Kilobits per hour (bit/minute to Kb/hour)0.06
bits per minute to Kibibits per hour (bit/minute to Kib/hour)0.05859375
bits per minute to Megabits per hour (bit/minute to Mb/hour)0.00006
bits per minute to Mebibits per hour (bit/minute to Mib/hour)0.00005722045898438
bits per minute to Gigabits per hour (bit/minute to Gb/hour)6e-8
bits per minute to Gibibits per hour (bit/minute to Gib/hour)5.5879354476929e-8
bits per minute to Terabits per hour (bit/minute to Tb/hour)6e-11
bits per minute to Tebibits per hour (bit/minute to Tib/hour)5.4569682106376e-11
bits per minute to bits per day (bit/minute to bit/day)1440
bits per minute to Kilobits per day (bit/minute to Kb/day)1.44
bits per minute to Kibibits per day (bit/minute to Kib/day)1.40625
bits per minute to Megabits per day (bit/minute to Mb/day)0.00144
bits per minute to Mebibits per day (bit/minute to Mib/day)0.001373291015625
bits per minute to Gigabits per day (bit/minute to Gb/day)0.00000144
bits per minute to Gibibits per day (bit/minute to Gib/day)0.000001341104507446
bits per minute to Terabits per day (bit/minute to Tb/day)1.44e-9
bits per minute to Tebibits per day (bit/minute to Tib/day)1.309672370553e-9
bits per minute to bits per month (bit/minute to bit/month)43200
bits per minute to Kilobits per month (bit/minute to Kb/month)43.2
bits per minute to Kibibits per month (bit/minute to Kib/month)42.1875
bits per minute to Megabits per month (bit/minute to Mb/month)0.0432
bits per minute to Mebibits per month (bit/minute to Mib/month)0.04119873046875
bits per minute to Gigabits per month (bit/minute to Gb/month)0.0000432
bits per minute to Gibibits per month (bit/minute to Gib/month)0.00004023313522339
bits per minute to Terabits per month (bit/minute to Tb/month)4.32e-8
bits per minute to Tebibits per month (bit/minute to Tib/month)3.929017111659e-8
bits per minute to Bytes per second (bit/minute to Byte/s)0.002083333333333
bits per minute to Kilobytes per second (bit/minute to KB/s)0.000002083333333333
bits per minute to Kibibytes per second (bit/minute to KiB/s)0.000002034505208333
bits per minute to Megabytes per second (bit/minute to MB/s)2.0833333333333e-9
bits per minute to Mebibytes per second (bit/minute to MiB/s)1.986821492513e-9
bits per minute to Gigabytes per second (bit/minute to GB/s)2.0833333333333e-12
bits per minute to Gibibytes per second (bit/minute to GiB/s)1.9402553637822e-12
bits per minute to Terabytes per second (bit/minute to TB/s)2.0833333333333e-15
bits per minute to Tebibytes per second (bit/minute to TiB/s)1.8947806286936e-15
bits per minute to Bytes per minute (bit/minute to Byte/minute)0.125
bits per minute to Kilobytes per minute (bit/minute to KB/minute)0.000125
bits per minute to Kibibytes per minute (bit/minute to KiB/minute)0.0001220703125
bits per minute to Megabytes per minute (bit/minute to MB/minute)1.25e-7
bits per minute to Mebibytes per minute (bit/minute to MiB/minute)1.1920928955078e-7
bits per minute to Gigabytes per minute (bit/minute to GB/minute)1.25e-10
bits per minute to Gibibytes per minute (bit/minute to GiB/minute)1.1641532182693e-10
bits per minute to Terabytes per minute (bit/minute to TB/minute)1.25e-13
bits per minute to Tebibytes per minute (bit/minute to TiB/minute)1.1368683772162e-13
bits per minute to Bytes per hour (bit/minute to Byte/hour)7.5
bits per minute to Kilobytes per hour (bit/minute to KB/hour)0.0075
bits per minute to Kibibytes per hour (bit/minute to KiB/hour)0.00732421875
bits per minute to Megabytes per hour (bit/minute to MB/hour)0.0000075
bits per minute to Mebibytes per hour (bit/minute to MiB/hour)0.000007152557373047
bits per minute to Gigabytes per hour (bit/minute to GB/hour)7.5e-9
bits per minute to Gibibytes per hour (bit/minute to GiB/hour)6.9849193096161e-9
bits per minute to Terabytes per hour (bit/minute to TB/hour)7.5e-12
bits per minute to Tebibytes per hour (bit/minute to TiB/hour)6.821210263297e-12
bits per minute to Bytes per day (bit/minute to Byte/day)180
bits per minute to Kilobytes per day (bit/minute to KB/day)0.18
bits per minute to Kibibytes per day (bit/minute to KiB/day)0.17578125
bits per minute to Megabytes per day (bit/minute to MB/day)0.00018
bits per minute to Mebibytes per day (bit/minute to MiB/day)0.0001716613769531
bits per minute to Gigabytes per day (bit/minute to GB/day)1.8e-7
bits per minute to Gibibytes per day (bit/minute to GiB/day)1.6763806343079e-7
bits per minute to Terabytes per day (bit/minute to TB/day)1.8e-10
bits per minute to Tebibytes per day (bit/minute to TiB/day)1.6370904631913e-10
bits per minute to Bytes per month (bit/minute to Byte/month)5400
bits per minute to Kilobytes per month (bit/minute to KB/month)5.4
bits per minute to Kibibytes per month (bit/minute to KiB/month)5.2734375
bits per minute to Megabytes per month (bit/minute to MB/month)0.0054
bits per minute to Mebibytes per month (bit/minute to MiB/month)0.005149841308594
bits per minute to Gigabytes per month (bit/minute to GB/month)0.0000054
bits per minute to Gibibytes per month (bit/minute to GiB/month)0.000005029141902924
bits per minute to Terabytes per month (bit/minute to TB/month)5.4e-9
bits per minute to Tebibytes per month (bit/minute to TiB/month)4.9112713895738e-9

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