Are megabits and megabytes the same thing?

Answer 1

1 bit = 8 bytes

A megabit per second (Mbit/s or Mbps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000 bits per second or 1,000 kilobits per second.

A megabyte is a unit of information or computer storage equal to approximately one million bytes. It is commonly abbreviated MB. Mb is used for megabits.

Answer 2

Megabits is 8 times the megabytes
1 megabyte = 8 megabit
in internet representation is for eg
4 Mbps for megabits and
4 MBps for megabytes
8 bits = 1 byte

Answer 3

No. A bit is numerically 1, therefore a megabit is 1000 bits. A byte is numerically 8, therefore a megabyte is 1000 bytes, or 8 megabits or just 8000 bits.

Answer 4

Bits and Bytes
A bit is a single character of data (0 zero or 1 one). A byte is eight characters of data. Therefore, eight bits make a byte. Your computer processes information in a series of eight bits, or, one byte. Here is where the numbers could get a bit (no pun intended) confusing. To make a 128 megabyte memory module, you need eight 128 megabit parts. Remember, it takes eight bits to make a single byte, so multiply 128 megabits by eight parts and you get a total of 128 megabytes.

Answer 5

First, you have to know the difference between bits and bytes. 1 byte = 8 bits Meg is the short of Mega. It means 1-million. therefore: 1 Megabyte = 1 million bytes 1 Megabit = 1 million bits from the relationship between bits and a bytes: 1 Megabyte = 8 Megabits Usage: (1) When referring to memory size, hard-disk capacity, and file-size, the commonly used unit is the "byte". examples: 80-Meg Hard-Disk = 80 Megabytes Hard Disk 512-Meg RAM memory = 512 Megabytes RAM memory 5-Meg mp3 file = an mp3 file with a size of 5 Megabytes (2) When referring to Ethernet speed, Internet connection speed, DSL line speed, the commonly used unit is the "bit". examples: 1.5-MBit DSL line = 1.5 Megabits per second DSL line 100-Mbit Ethernet = 100 Megabits per second Ethernet speed. Now going back to your question, since you mentioned the word "faster", I presume that you are referring to some kind of speed. From Usage (2), the common unit for this is "bit". So in this case, 1meg and 1mbit means the same thing (1 Megabits per second).

Answer 6

mega-something = 2^10 * something = 1024 * something

bit = a piece of information that can have just two states (0 or 1)
byte = a sequence of 8 bits.

so megabyte = 1024 bytes = 1024 * 8 bit = 8192 bit
mega bit = 1024 bit = 128 bytes

megabytes is usually used to measure memory capacity
megabit per second is usually used to measure quantity of data that can be transmitted by a digital communication channel

Answer 7

No, they are not the same thing.

In normal computers, a letter is expressed in 8 bits. So when-ever you type anything (or store anything), if you type ONE letter, it will take 8 bits of space. We call this one BYTE.

Therefore, one megabit is 1024 * 1024 bits. One megabyte is 8 * 1024 * 1024 bits.

Answer 8

bit is 1 and a byte is 8