kilobyte | 1 kB | 2 kB | 3 kB | 4 kB | 5 kB | 6 kB | 7 kB | 8 kB | 9 kB | 10 kB | 11 kB | 12 kB | 13 kB | 14 kB | 15 kB | 16 kB | 17 kB | 18 kB | 19 kB | 20 kB | 21 kB | 22 kB | 23 kB | 24 kB | 25 kB | 26 kB | 27 kB | 28 kB | 29 kB | 30 kB | 31 kB | 32 kB | 33 kB | 34 kB | 35 kB | 36 kB | 37 kB | 38 kB | 39 kB | 40 kB | 41 kB | 42 kB | 43 kB | 44 kB | 45 kB | 46 kB | 47 kB | 48 kB | 49 kB | 50 kB | 51 kB | 52 kB | 53 kB | 54 kB | 55 kB | 56 kB | 57 kB | 58 kB | 59 kB | 60 kB | 61 kB | 62 kB | 63 kB | 64 kB | 65 kB | 66 kB | 67 kB | 68 kB | 69 kB | 70 kB | 71 kB | 72 kB | 73 kB | 74 kB | 75 kB | 76 kB | 77 kB | 78 kB | 79 kB | 80 kB | 81 kB | 82 kB | 83 kB | 84 kB | 85 kB | 86 kB | 87 kB | 88 kB | 89 kB | 90 kB | 91 kB | 92 kB | 93 kB | 94 kB | 95 kB | 96 kB | 97 kB | 98 kB | 99 kB | 100 kB |
bit | 8 000 b | 16 000 b | 24 000 b | 32 000 b | 40 000 b | 48 000 b | 56 000 b | 64 000 b | 72 000 b | 80 000 b | 88 000 b | 96 000 b | 104 000 b | 112 000 b | 120 000 b | 128 000 b | 136 000 b | 144 000 b | 152 000 b | 160 000 b | 168 000 b | 176 000 b | 184 000 b | 192 000 b | 200 000 b | 208 000 b | 216 000 b | 224 000 b | 232 000 b | 240 000 b | 248 000 b | 256 000 b | 264 000 b | 272 000 b | 280 000 b | 288 000 b | 296 000 b | 304 000 b | 312 000 b | 320 000 b | 328 000 b | 336 000 b | 344 000 b | 352 000 b | 360 000 b | 368 000 b | 376 000 b | 384 000 b | 392 000 b | 400 000 b | 408 000 b | 416 000 b | 424 000 b | 432 000 b | 440 000 b | 448 000 b | 456 000 b | 464 000 b | 472 000 b | 480 000 b | 488 000 b | 496 000 b | 504 000 b | 512 000 b | 520 000 b | 528 000 b | 536 000 b | 544 000 b | 552 000 b | 560 000 b | 568 000 b | 576 000 b | 584 000 b | 592 000 b | 600 000 b | 608 000 b | 616 000 b | 624 000 b | 632 000 b | 640 000 b | 648 000 b | 656 000 b | 664 000 b | 672 000 b | 680 000 b | 688 000 b | 696 000 b | 704 000 b | 712 000 b | 720 000 b | 728 000 b | 736 000 b | 744 000 b | 752 000 b | 760 000 b | 768 000 b | 776 000 b | 784 000 b | 792 000 b | 800 000 b |
The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The International System of Units (SI) defines the prefix kilo as 1000 (103); therefore one kilobyte is 1000 bytes. The unit symbol for the kilobyte is kB.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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kilobyte | kB | 1 kilobyte = 103 bytes = 8000 bits | = 103 bytes = 1000 bytes = 8000 bits | Metric system SI |
kilobytes | bits | kilobytes | bits |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 8000 | 6 | = 48000 |
2 | = 16000 | 7 | = 56000 |
3 | = 24000 | 8 | = 64000 |
4 | = 32000 | 9 | = 72000 |
5 | = 40000 | 10 | = 80000 |
The bit (a portmanteau of binary digit) is a basic unit of information used in computing and digital communications.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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bit | b | = 1 bit | = 1 bit | Metric system SI |
bits | kilobytes | bits | kilobytes |
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1 | = 0.000125 | 6 | = 0.00075 |
2 | = 0.00025 | 7 | = 0.000875 |
3 | = 0.000375 | 8 | = 0.001 |
4 | = 0.0005 | 9 | = 0.001125 |
5 | = 0.000625 | 10 | = 0.00125 |
kilobytes | bits |
---|---|
1 | = 8 000 |
0.000125 | = 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |