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What is a Bit per Second?

Data Transfer Unit

Definition

Bits per second (bps) is the fundamental unit of data transfer rate, measuring how many bits are transmitted in one second.

Popular Bit per Second Conversions

Most common conversions from Bits per Second

1 bps = 0.001 Kbps Bit per Second to Kilobits per Second 1 bps = 0.000001 Mbps Bit per Second to Megabits per Second 1 bps = 0.000000001 Gbps Bit per Second to Gigabits per Second 1 bps = 0.125 B/s Bit per Second to Bytes per Second 1 bps = 0.000125 KB/s Bit per Second to Kilobytes per Second 1 bps = 0.000000125 MB/s Bit per Second to Megabytes per Second

History

Bits per second has been used since the early days of digital communication. It remains the base unit from which Kbps, Mbps, and Gbps are derived.

Common Uses

Modem specifications (historical)
Low-speed serial links
Base unit for calculations
Scientific measurements

Fun Facts

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Early modems operated at 300 bps

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There are 8 bits in 1 byte

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Internet speeds in Mbps are millions of bps

All Bit per Second Conversions

Bits per Second to Kilobits per Second bps → Kbps Bits per Second to Megabits per Second bps → Mbps Bits per Second to Gigabits per Second bps → Gbps Bits per Second to Bytes per Second bps → B/s Bits per Second to Kilobytes per Second bps → KB/s Bits per Second to Megabytes per Second bps → MB/s Bits per Second to Gigabytes per Second bps → GB/s