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Bits to Terabytes conversion

Note: Above conversion to TB is base 10 decimal unit. If you want to use base 2 (binary unit) use Bits to Tebibytes (b to TiB) (which results to 1.1368683772162e-13 TiB). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Bits to Terabytes conversion table

Bits (b)	Terabytes (TB)
0	0
1	1.25e-13
2	2.5e-13
3	3.75e-13
4	5e-13
5	6.25e-13
6	7.5e-13
7	8.75e-13
8	1e-12
9	1.125e-12
10	1.25e-12
20	2.5e-12
30	3.75e-12
40	5e-12
50	6.25e-12
60	7.5e-12
70	8.75e-12
80	1e-11
90	1.125e-11
100	1.25e-11
1000	1.25e-10

How to convert bits to terabytes?

Certainly! Let's go step by step in converting bits to terabytes for both base 10 (decimal) and base 2 (binary) systems.

Conversion Factors

Base 10 (Decimal System)

In the decimal system:

1 kilobyte (KB) = 1,000 bytes (B)
1 megabyte (MB) = 1,000 kilobytes (KB)
1 gigabyte (GB) = 1,000 megabytes (MB)
1 terabyte (TB) = 1,000 gigabytes (GB)

Base 2 (Binary System)

In the binary system:

1 kibibyte (KiB) = 1,024 bytes (B)
1 mebibyte (MiB) = 1,024 kibibytes (KiB)
1 gibibyte (GiB) = 1,024 mebibytes (MiB)
1 tebibyte (TiB) = 1,024 gibibytes (GiB)

Conversion from Bits to Terabytes

Step-by-Step Conversion for Base 10 (Decimal System)

1 bit = 1/8 bytes (since there are 8 bits in a byte).
1 byte = 1 / 1,000,000,000,000 terabytes (1 terabyte = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes).

So, to convert 1 bit to terabytes: $\text{1 bit} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} \times \frac{1 \text{ Terabyte}}{1,000,000,000,000 \text{ Bytes}} = 1.25 \times 10^{-13} \text{ Terabytes}$

Step-by-Step Conversion for Base 2 (Binary System)

1 bit = 1/8 bytes.
1 byte = 1 / (2^{40}) tebibytes (1 tebibyte = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes).

So, to convert 1 bit to tebibytes: $\text{1 bit} \times \frac{1 \text{ Byte}}{8 \text{ bits}} \times \frac{1 \text{ Tebibyte}}{1,099,511,627,776 \text{ Bytes}} = 1.136 \times 10^{-13} \text{ Tebibytes}$

Real-World Examples of Larger Quantities of Bits

Here are some examples with larger quantities for better context:

Example 1: 1 Megabit (Mbps)

Base 10:

1 Megabit (1,000,000 bits)
- Convert to bytes: $1,000,000 / 8 = 125,000 \text{ Bytes}$
- Convert to terabytes: $125,000 / 1,000,000,000,000 = 1.25 \times 10^{-7} \text{ Terabytes}$

Base 2:

1 Megabit (1,048,576 bits)
- Convert to bytes: $1,048,576 / 8 = 131,072 \text{ Bytes}$
- Convert to terabytes: $131,072 / 1,099,511,627,776 = 1.192 \times 10^{-7} \text{ Tebibytes}$

Example 2: 1 Gigabit (Gbps)

Base 10:

1 Gigabit (1,000,000,000 bits)
- Convert to bytes: $1,000,000,000 / 8 = 125,000,000 \text{ Bytes}$
- Convert to terabytes: $125,000,000 / 1,000,000,000,000 = 0.000125 \text{ Terabytes}$

Base 2:

1 Gigabit (1,073,741,824 bits)
- Convert to bytes: $1,073,741,824 / 8 = 134,217,728 \text{ Bytes}$
- Convert to terabytes: $134,217,728 / 1,099,511,627,776 = 0.000122 \text{ Tebibytes}$

These examples illustrate the scale and conversion nuances between bits, bytes, and their larger units in both decimal and binary systems. The differences in the outcomes for base 10 and base 2 due to different multipliers are relatively small but significant, especially as the data size grows.

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 Terabytes to other unit conversions.

What is bits?

"Bits" can refer to different things depending on the context in which it's used. Here are a few common interpretations:

Binary Digits: In computing, "bits" stand for binary digits. A bit is the basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. It's either a 0 or a 1, allowing computers to process and store data in a series of these two states. Bits are combined to form bytes (8 bits), which can be further grouped into kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, etc.
Currency Unit: In the context of digital currency, "bits" is an old term used for fractions of Bitcoin. Each bitcoin was divisible into 100 million units called satoshis or into smaller units known as bits (0.01 BTC = 1 bit). However, this term has largely fallen out of use since it's been replaced by the more precise and commonly used term "satoshis."
Miscellaneous: Outside technical or financial contexts, people might refer to something as a "bit" in a colloquial sense, similar to how you might say "a bit" to mean somewhat or slightly. For example, "It's a bit rainy today." However, this usage is more common with the phrase "a bit," rather than just "bits."

In summary, when someone says "bits," without additional context, it most likely refers to binary digits in computing.

What is a Terabyte

Terabyte, $TB$ , is a unit of digital information. Mega is used as a unit prefix in metrics system. It represent a numerical value $10^12$ or $1,000,000,000,000$ . List of SI prefix can be found on Wikipidia.

There are two common ways unit of information is represented. One is in decimal (base 10) form and the other is in power of 2 (binary). $Terabyte$ is referring to the base 10 format, unlike $Tebibit$ which is referring to base 2 format.

1\,Terabyte => 1\, TB\,(shorthand form)

1\,TB = 1,000,000,000,000\,byte = 10^12 bytes

More examples can be found on Stanford's Kilobytes Megabytes Gigabytes Terabytes article

Complete Bits conversion table

Enter # of Bits

Convert 1 b to other units	Result
Bits to Kilobits (b to Kb)	0.001
Bits to Kibibits (b to Kib)	0.0009765625
Bits to Megabits (b to Mb)	0.000001
Bits to Mebibits (b to Mib)	9.5367431640625e-7
Bits to Gigabits (b to Gb)	1e-9
Bits to Gibibits (b to Gib)	9.3132257461548e-10
Bits to Terabits (b to Tb)	1e-12
Bits to Tebibits (b to Tib)	9.0949470177293e-13
Bits to Bytes (b to B)	0.125
Bits to Kilobytes (b to KB)	0.000125
Bits to Kibibytes (b to KiB)	0.0001220703125
Bits to Megabytes (b to MB)	1.25e-7
Bits to Mebibytes (b to MiB)	1.1920928955078e-7
Bits to Gigabytes (b to GB)	1.25e-10
Bits to Gibibytes (b to GiB)	1.1641532182693e-10
Bits to Terabytes (b to TB)	1.25e-13
Bits to Tebibytes (b to TiB)	1.1368683772162e-13

Bits to Terabytes conversion