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Bytes to Terabits conversion

Note: Above conversion to Tb is base 10 decimal unit. If you want to use base 2 (binary unit) use Bytes to Tebibits (B to Tib) (which results to 7.2759576141834e-12 Tib). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Bytes to Terabits conversion table

Bytes (B)Terabits (Tb)
00
18e-12
21.6e-11
32.4e-11
43.2e-11
54e-11
64.8e-11
75.6e-11
86.4e-11
97.2e-11
108e-11
201.6e-10
302.4e-10
403.2e-10
504e-10
604.8e-10
705.6e-10
806.4e-10
907.2e-10
1008e-10
10008e-9

How to convert bytes to terabits?

Sure, let's break down the conversion process and look at some real-world examples.

Conversion from Bytes to Terabits

1. Bytes to Terabits in Base 10 (Decimal System)

In the base 10 system:

  • 1 byte (B) = 8 bits (b)
  • 1 Terabit (Tb) = 101210^{12} bits

So, 1 B=8 b1 \text{ B} = 8 \text{ b}

To convert bytes to terabits: Terabits=Bytes×81012\text{Terabits} = \frac{\text{Bytes} \times 8}{10^{12}}

For 1 byte: Terabits=1 B×81012=8×10−12 Tb=8 picobits\text{Terabits} = \frac{1 \text{ B} \times 8}{10^{12}} = 8 \times 10^{-12} \text{ Tb} = 8 \text{ picobits}

2. Bytes to Terabits in Base 2 (Binary System)

In the base 2 system:

  • 1 byte (B) = 8 bits (b)
  • 1 Terabit (Tb) = 2402^{40} bits

So, 1 B=8 b1 \text{ B} = 8 \text{ b}

To convert bytes to terabits: Terabits=Bytes×8240\text{Terabits} = \frac{\text{Bytes} \times 8}{2^{40}}

For 1 byte: Terabits=1 B×8240=81,099,511,627,776 Tb=7.275957614183426×10−12 Tb≈7.276 picobits\text{Terabits} = \frac{1 \text{ B} \times 8}{2^{40}} = \frac{8}{1,099,511,627,776} \text{ Tb} = 7.275957614183426 \times 10^{-12} \text{ Tb} \approx 7.276 \text{ picobits}

Real World Examples of Other Quantities of Bytes

Small Quantities:

  1. Kilobyte (KB):

    • 1 Kilobyte in base 10 = 10310^3 bytes = 1,000 bytes.
    • 1 Kilobyte in base 2 = 2102^{10} bytes = 1,024 bytes.
    • Example: A simple text file might be in the range of 1-10 KB.

  2. Megabyte (MB):

    • 1 Megabyte in base 10 = 10610^6 bytes = 1,000,000 bytes.
    • 1 Megabyte in base 2 = 2202^{20} bytes = 1,048,576 bytes.
    • Example: A high-quality image might be in the range of 1-5 MB.

  3. Gigabyte (GB):

    • 1 Gigabyte in base 10 = 10910^9 bytes = 1,000,000,000 bytes.
    • 1 Gigabyte in base 2 = 2302^{30} bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes.
    • Example: A full HD movie might be about 1-2 GB.

Larger Quantities:

  1. Terabyte (TB):

    • 1 Terabyte in base 10 = 101210^{12} bytes = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.
    • 1 Terabyte in base 2 = 2402^{40} bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes.
    • Example: A modern hard drive might be 1-4 TB in size.

  2. Petabyte (PB):

    • 1 Petabyte in base 10 = 101510^{15} bytes = 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes.
    • 1 Petabyte in base 2 = 2502^{50} bytes = 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes.
    • Example: Large data centers might store data in the range of several petabytes.

Summary

  • 1 Byte = 8 picobits in base 10.
  • 1 Byte ≈ 7.276 picobits in base 2.

Understanding these conversions is essential, especially when dealing with storage capacities, data transfer rates, and other digital measurements.

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 Terabits to other unit conversions.

What is a Byte?

Byte is used to measure unit of digital information. In general, byte is equivalent to 8 bits in computers. the symbol for byte is BB (capital b) as Specified in IEC, IEEE and Metric Interchange Format.

For more info take a look at Bits and Bytes definition from Stanford

1 B=8 bites1\,B = 8\,bites

What is terabits?

A very large unit of measurement!

A terabit (Tb) is a unit of digital information that represents one trillion bits (1,000,000,000,000,000 bits). To put that in perspective:

  • 1 bit = 0 or 1
  • 1 kilobit (kb) = 1,000 bits
  • 1 megabit (Mb) = 1 million bits
  • 1 gigabit (Gb) = 1 billion bits
  • 1 terabit (Tb) = 1 trillion bits

To make it easier to understand, here are some examples of data sizes in terabits:

  • A standard definition Blu-ray disc contains around 50-100 Gb of video. In terabits, that's equivalent to about 0.05-0.1 Tb.
  • The entire internet (all websites, emails, etc.) is estimated to contain around 10-15 Zb (zettabytes) of data, which is equivalent to 10,000-15,000 Tb!
  • A high-definition movie with multiple audio tracks and surround sound can take up about 20-50 Gb. In terabits, that's around 0.02-0.05 Tb.

Terabits are used in various fields, including:

  1. Telecommunications: To describe the capacity of high-speed networks.
  2. Data storage: To measure the size of large data repositories, such as cloud storage services or databases.
  3. Scientific research: To quantify massive amounts of data generated by experiments and simulations.

Now, I hope you have a better understanding of terabits!

Complete Bytes conversion table

Enter # of Bytes
Convert 1 B to other unitsResult
Bytes to Bits (B to b)8
Bytes to Kilobits (B to Kb)0.008
Bytes to Kibibits (B to Kib)0.0078125
Bytes to Megabits (B to Mb)0.000008
Bytes to Mebibits (B to Mib)0.00000762939453125
Bytes to Gigabits (B to Gb)8e-9
Bytes to Gibibits (B to Gib)7.4505805969238e-9
Bytes to Terabits (B to Tb)8e-12
Bytes to Tebibits (B to Tib)7.2759576141834e-12
Bytes to Kilobytes (B to KB)0.001
Bytes to Kibibytes (B to KiB)0.0009765625
Bytes to Megabytes (B to MB)0.000001
Bytes to Mebibytes (B to MiB)9.5367431640625e-7
Bytes to Gigabytes (B to GB)1e-9
Bytes to Gibibytes (B to GiB)9.3132257461548e-10
Bytes to Terabytes (B to TB)1e-12
Bytes to Tebibytes (B to TiB)9.0949470177293e-13

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