What is bit?

A bit is the smallest unit of digital information, representing a value of either 0 or 1. It is used to express network bandwidth, signal data rates, and low-level binary data in computing and telecommunications.

What is byte?

A byte is a fundamental unit of digital information, typically comprising 8 bits. It is the standard unit for measuring file size, storage capacity, and data transfer quantities in computing.

Worked examples

1 bit = 0.125 byte

1 byte = 1 byte

More Data conversions

• Convert bit to byte
• Convert bit to kilobyte (decimal)
• Convert bit to megabyte (decimal)
• Convert bit to gigabyte (decimal)
• Convert bit to terabyte (decimal)
• Convert bit to kibibyte (binary)
• Convert bit to mebibyte (binary)
• Convert bit to gibibyte (binary)
• Convert bit to tebibyte (binary)

Assumption: both decimal (kB, MB, GB, TB) and binary (KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB) units are included.