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bits per second to bits per hour conversion

bits per second to bits per hour conversion table

bits per second (bit/s)bits per hour (bit/hour)
00
13600
27200
310800
414400
518000
621600
725200
828800
932400
1036000
2072000
30108000
40144000
50180000
60216000
70252000
80288000
90324000
100360000
10003600000

How to convert bits per second to bits per hour?

Sure! Let's start with the conversion of 1 bit per second (bps) to bits per hour.

Conversion from bits per second to bits per hour

We know that:

  • 1 hour = 60 minutes
  • 1 minute = 60 seconds

So, 1 hour = 60 * 60 = 3600 seconds.

Base 10 Conversion (Decimal System)

In the decimal system:

  • 1 bit per second = 1 bit/second
  • Bits per hour = bits per second * seconds per hour

So, 1 bit per second = 1 * 3600 seconds = 3600 bits per hour.

Base 2 Conversion (Binary System)

In the binary system, time units (seconds, minutes, hours, etc.) are the same as in the decimal system. Therefore, the conversion remains the same.

So, 1 bit per second = 1 bps = 3600 bits per hour in both base 10 and base 2.

Real-world Examples of Data Transfer Rates

  1. Dial-up Internet Connection: A typical dial-up connection operates at about 56 kbps (kilobits per second).

    • Decimal System: 56,00056,000 bits per second.
    • Bits per hour: 56,000×3600=201,600,00056,000 \times 3600 = 201,600,000 bits per hour.

  2. Basic Broadband Connection: A basic broadband connection might operate at 5 Mbps (megabits per second).

    • Decimal System: 5,000,0005,000,000 bits per second.
    • Bits per hour: 5,000,000×3600=18,000,000,0005,000,000 \times 3600 = 18,000,000,000 bits per hour.

  3. High-Speed Fiber Internet: A high-speed fiber internet connection might operate at 1 Gbps (gigabit per second).

    • Decimal System: 1,000,000,0001,000,000,000 bits per second.
    • Bits per hour: 1,000,000,000×3600=3,600,000,000,0001,000,000,000 \times 3600 = 3,600,000,000,000 bits per hour.

  4. Ethernet Network: Typical Ethernet networks might operate at 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps.

    • For 100 Mbps:
      • Decimal System: 100,000,000100,000,000 bits per second.
      • Bits per hour: 100,000,000×3600=360,000,000,000100,000,000 \times 3600 = 360,000,000,000 bits per hour.

  5. Wi-Fi Network: Modern Wi-Fi networks can operate at speeds of 600 Mbps or more.

    • For 600 Mbps:
      • Decimal System: 600,000,000600,000,000 bits per second.
      • Bits per hour: 600,000,000×3600=2,160,000,000,000600,000,000 \times 3600 = 2,160,000,000,000 bits per hour.

These examples illustrate how data transfer rates can be converted from bits per second to bits per hour and highlight the magnitude of data that can be transferred over different types of 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 bits per hour to other unit conversions.

What is bits per second?

Bits per second (bps) is a unit of measurement that expresses the rate at which digital data is transmitted or processed. It represents the number of binary digits (bits) that are transferred or processed in one second.

To put it simply, if you have a 1-bit connection, you're sending or receiving exactly 1 bit of information every second. If you have a 10-kilobits-per-second (kbps) connection, you're sending or receiving 10,000 bits of information every second. And if you have a 100-megabits-per-second (Mbps) connection, you're sending or receiving 100 million bits of information every second!

In modern computing and communication systems, bps is often used to describe the bandwidth or data transfer rate of various interfaces, such as:

  • Modems
  • Networking connections (e.g., Ethernet, Wi-Fi)
  • File transfers
  • Streaming services

To give you a better idea, here are some common data transfer rates in bits per second:

  • Dial-up modem: 56 kbps (56,000 bps)
  • Fast Ethernet: 100 Mbps (100 million bps)
  • Wireless internet: varies (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
  • High-speed internet: up to 10 Gbps (10 billion bps)

I hope this helps you understand bits per second!

What is bits per hour?

"Bits per hour" (BPH) is a measure of data transfer or storage capacity, but it's not as commonly used in everyday conversations as other units like bits per second (bps), kilobits per second (kbps), megabits per second (mbps), gigabits per second (gbps), etc.

If we break down the term:

  • "Bits" refer to the basic unit of digital information, similar to bytes but smaller. One bit can have a value of either 0 or 1.
  • "Per hour" indicates that the measurement is for an amount of data transferred or stored over the course of one hour.

In technical and computing contexts, you might encounter terms like:

  • Bits per second (bps), which measures how much data can be transferred in a second. This is commonly seen in networking and communication protocols.
  • Kilobits per second (kbps) or megabits per second (mbps) for larger bandwidths.

The term "bits per hour" could theoretically refer to the rate at which bits are processed, stored, or transmitted over a period of one hour. However, it's not a standard unit in computer science or networking and is therefore not commonly used.

Complete bits per second conversion table

Enter # of bits per second
Convert 1 bit/s to other unitsResult
bits per second to Kilobits per second (bit/s to Kb/s)0.001
bits per second to Kibibits per second (bit/s to Kib/s)0.0009765625
bits per second to Megabits per second (bit/s to Mb/s)0.000001
bits per second to Mebibits per second (bit/s to Mib/s)9.5367431640625e-7
bits per second to Gigabits per second (bit/s to Gb/s)1e-9
bits per second to Gibibits per second (bit/s to Gib/s)9.3132257461548e-10
bits per second to Terabits per second (bit/s to Tb/s)1e-12
bits per second to Tebibits per second (bit/s to Tib/s)9.0949470177293e-13
bits per second to bits per minute (bit/s to bit/minute)60
bits per second to Kilobits per minute (bit/s to Kb/minute)0.06
bits per second to Kibibits per minute (bit/s to Kib/minute)0.05859375
bits per second to Megabits per minute (bit/s to Mb/minute)0.00006
bits per second to Mebibits per minute (bit/s to Mib/minute)0.00005722045898438
bits per second to Gigabits per minute (bit/s to Gb/minute)6e-8
bits per second to Gibibits per minute (bit/s to Gib/minute)5.5879354476929e-8
bits per second to Terabits per minute (bit/s to Tb/minute)6e-11
bits per second to Tebibits per minute (bit/s to Tib/minute)5.4569682106376e-11
bits per second to bits per hour (bit/s to bit/hour)3600
bits per second to Kilobits per hour (bit/s to Kb/hour)3.6
bits per second to Kibibits per hour (bit/s to Kib/hour)3.515625
bits per second to Megabits per hour (bit/s to Mb/hour)0.0036
bits per second to Mebibits per hour (bit/s to Mib/hour)0.003433227539063
bits per second to Gigabits per hour (bit/s to Gb/hour)0.0000036
bits per second to Gibibits per hour (bit/s to Gib/hour)0.000003352761268616
bits per second to Terabits per hour (bit/s to Tb/hour)3.6e-9
bits per second to Tebibits per hour (bit/s to Tib/hour)3.2741809263825e-9
bits per second to bits per day (bit/s to bit/day)86400
bits per second to Kilobits per day (bit/s to Kb/day)86.4
bits per second to Kibibits per day (bit/s to Kib/day)84.375
bits per second to Megabits per day (bit/s to Mb/day)0.0864
bits per second to Mebibits per day (bit/s to Mib/day)0.0823974609375
bits per second to Gigabits per day (bit/s to Gb/day)0.0000864
bits per second to Gibibits per day (bit/s to Gib/day)0.00008046627044678
bits per second to Terabits per day (bit/s to Tb/day)8.64e-8
bits per second to Tebibits per day (bit/s to Tib/day)7.8580342233181e-8
bits per second to bits per month (bit/s to bit/month)2592000
bits per second to Kilobits per month (bit/s to Kb/month)2592
bits per second to Kibibits per month (bit/s to Kib/month)2531.25
bits per second to Megabits per month (bit/s to Mb/month)2.592
bits per second to Mebibits per month (bit/s to Mib/month)2.471923828125
bits per second to Gigabits per month (bit/s to Gb/month)0.002592
bits per second to Gibibits per month (bit/s to Gib/month)0.002413988113403
bits per second to Terabits per month (bit/s to Tb/month)0.000002592
bits per second to Tebibits per month (bit/s to Tib/month)0.000002357410266995
bits per second to Bytes per second (bit/s to Byte/s)0.125
bits per second to Kilobytes per second (bit/s to KB/s)0.000125
bits per second to Kibibytes per second (bit/s to KiB/s)0.0001220703125
bits per second to Megabytes per second (bit/s to MB/s)1.25e-7
bits per second to Mebibytes per second (bit/s to MiB/s)1.1920928955078e-7
bits per second to Gigabytes per second (bit/s to GB/s)1.25e-10
bits per second to Gibibytes per second (bit/s to GiB/s)1.1641532182693e-10
bits per second to Terabytes per second (bit/s to TB/s)1.25e-13
bits per second to Tebibytes per second (bit/s to TiB/s)1.1368683772162e-13
bits per second to Bytes per minute (bit/s to Byte/minute)7.5
bits per second to Kilobytes per minute (bit/s to KB/minute)0.0075
bits per second to Kibibytes per minute (bit/s to KiB/minute)0.00732421875
bits per second to Megabytes per minute (bit/s to MB/minute)0.0000075
bits per second to Mebibytes per minute (bit/s to MiB/minute)0.000007152557373047
bits per second to Gigabytes per minute (bit/s to GB/minute)7.5e-9
bits per second to Gibibytes per minute (bit/s to GiB/minute)6.9849193096161e-9
bits per second to Terabytes per minute (bit/s to TB/minute)7.5e-12
bits per second to Tebibytes per minute (bit/s to TiB/minute)6.821210263297e-12
bits per second to Bytes per hour (bit/s to Byte/hour)450
bits per second to Kilobytes per hour (bit/s to KB/hour)0.45
bits per second to Kibibytes per hour (bit/s to KiB/hour)0.439453125
bits per second to Megabytes per hour (bit/s to MB/hour)0.00045
bits per second to Mebibytes per hour (bit/s to MiB/hour)0.0004291534423828
bits per second to Gigabytes per hour (bit/s to GB/hour)4.5e-7
bits per second to Gibibytes per hour (bit/s to GiB/hour)4.1909515857697e-7
bits per second to Terabytes per hour (bit/s to TB/hour)4.5e-10
bits per second to Tebibytes per hour (bit/s to TiB/hour)4.0927261579782e-10
bits per second to Bytes per day (bit/s to Byte/day)10800
bits per second to Kilobytes per day (bit/s to KB/day)10.8
bits per second to Kibibytes per day (bit/s to KiB/day)10.546875
bits per second to Megabytes per day (bit/s to MB/day)0.0108
bits per second to Mebibytes per day (bit/s to MiB/day)0.01029968261719
bits per second to Gigabytes per day (bit/s to GB/day)0.0000108
bits per second to Gibibytes per day (bit/s to GiB/day)0.00001005828380585
bits per second to Terabytes per day (bit/s to TB/day)1.08e-8
bits per second to Tebibytes per day (bit/s to TiB/day)9.8225427791476e-9
bits per second to Bytes per month (bit/s to Byte/month)324000
bits per second to Kilobytes per month (bit/s to KB/month)324
bits per second to Kibibytes per month (bit/s to KiB/month)316.40625
bits per second to Megabytes per month (bit/s to MB/month)0.324
bits per second to Mebibytes per month (bit/s to MiB/month)0.3089904785156
bits per second to Gigabytes per month (bit/s to GB/month)0.000324
bits per second to Gibibytes per month (bit/s to GiB/month)0.0003017485141754
bits per second to Terabytes per month (bit/s to TB/month)3.24e-7
bits per second to Tebibytes per month (bit/s to TiB/month)2.9467628337443e-7

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