Converting bits to bytes
If we have a number of bits and want to convert it to bytes, we can divide the number of bits by 8, since there are 8 bits in a byte:
Examples
Convert 64 bits to bytes
64 \div 8 = 8 bytes- Answer:
8 bytes
Convert 1024 bits to bytes
1024 \div 8 = 128 bytes- Answer:
128 bytes
Convert 5000 bits to bytes
5000 \div 8 = 625 bytes- Answer:
625 bytes
Convert 12345 bits to bytes
12345 \div 8 = 1543.125 bytes- Answer:
1543.125 bytes - (generally here, we would round to the nearest whole byte).
flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do you convert bits to bytes? | Divide the number of bits by 8. |
| What is the formula for converting bits to bytes? | |
| How many bytes are in 64 bits? | |
| How many bytes are in 1024 bits? | |
| How many bytes are in 5000 bits? | |
| How many bytes are in 12345 bits? | |
| What do we generally do with the result when converting 12345 bits to bytes? | Round to the nearest whole byte. |