The difference between Megabyte
(MB) and a Megabit (Mb)
People
confusion is the difference between a Megabyte (used for file size) and a
Megabit (used for download speeds). People often assume that a download speed
of 1 Megabit per second (1 Mbps) will allow them to download a 1 Megabyte file
in one second. This is not the case, a Megabit is 1/8 as big as a Megabyte,
meaning that to download a 1 MB file in 1 second you would need a connection of
8 Mbps. The difference between a Gigabyte (GB) and a Gigabit (Gb) is the same,
with a Gigabyte being 8 times larger than a Gigabit.
Many people
who lack knowledge of technology while using MB and MB about the file size of
the internet and file size. This is the meaning and the difference:
Meaning of
Mb and MB
Mbps means
megabits per second. Mb is used for download and upload speed.
MBps stands
for megabytes per second. MB is used for file size.
You’ll spot
these terms when you download a file from the Internet or transfer data from
one device to another. They show the data transfer rate. Your connection speed
(download and upload) will display as megabits per second. But, you’re
downloading or transferring megabytes.
Mb means
mega bit - mega bit | MB Mega Byte - Mega Byte |
1 byte gets
8 bit | Byte is written big B if bit is smaller
Mega means
the million - example 10 lakh - 10, 00,000 Mb explains the number of 10 million
bit if MB numbered by one million byte
Mbps (symbol
Mbit/s or Mb/s): Megabit per second
MBps: Megabyte per second
8 bits = 1 byte
1 Mbps = 1,000,000 bits per second
1 MBps = 1,000,000 bytes per second = 8,000,000 bits per second = 8 Mbps
MBps: Megabyte per second
8 bits = 1 byte
1 Mbps = 1,000,000 bits per second
1 MBps = 1,000,000 bytes per second = 8,000,000 bits per second = 8 Mbps
Variations
of Mb and MB
There is 8
Mb in 1 MB
Therefore, 1
MB = 8 Mb
Speed (Mb
per second)
Downloading
size in a second - MB
1 Mbps =
0.125 MB or 128 KB
4 Mbps = 0.5
MB
8 Mbps = 1
MB
80 Mbps = 10
MB
1 Gbps = 128
MB or 0.125 GB
8 Gbps = 1
GB
Meaning of
Mbps and MBps?
We measure
the scale of Internet for every second
The meaning
of 1 Mbps Download Speed is that we can download 1 Mb i.e. 0.128 MB size file
in a second.
Similarly, 8
Mbps can be downloaded to 8 Mb namely 1 MB from Sped in seconds
At the
Internet Sped we use Mbps, but the size of the file that we download is used
MB. This is mainly the confusion in the user Internet service providers tend to
preach at Mbps, but we download files of MB or GB if we download
The Internet
Service Provider has provided download speeds of 20 Mbps, and you can download
file 2.5 MBps in the spreadsheet. Remember - say 20 Mb and 2.5 MB is the same
For example:
Size of a
video to download: 20 MB
You're
Internet Speed: 1 Mb per second
Time to
download = 160 seconds
How?
There is 160
MB in 20 MB Your 1 Mbps Internet can download 1 Mb for one inch So the 20 MB
(160 Mb) download looks 160 seconds
What is Bandwidth?
Bandwidth is
defined as a range within a band of frequencies or wavelengths. Bandwidth is
also the amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time. For
digital devices, the bandwidth is usually expressed in bits per second (bps) or
bytes per second.example this image show download speed test.
