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Data Storage Converter

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Summary

The Data Storage Converter changes the size of data between bits, bytes, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, and terabyte, with both a decimal base of 1000 and a binary of 1024. One byte consists of 8 bits, while KiB and MiB explicitly use a base of 1024. This basic difference makes the 1 TB disk capacity look smaller in the operating system.

Key points

1 byte = 8 bit
SI: 1 kB = 1000 bytes; IEC: 1 KiB = 1024 bytes
1 MiB = 1.048.576 byte
Network speed is usually expressed in bits per second
Storage capacity often uses a base of 1000, whereas the OS can use a base of 1024.

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