According to Cisco and other top network companies, SUN microsystems, Nortell etc teach that there are 8 bits in a byte. This makes all the difference in the world when testing for DL speeds at a helpdesk position.
Eg. We have 1.5 Mega Bit modems which actually down load at 150 Kilo bytes. As you can see this converstion reflects a 10: 1 ratio and that is becuase that is generally accepted as the norm but not actually the case.
As far as I have been able to tell from the articles and mass amounts of networking and A+ books I have read the small b implies bit, where as the larger B reflects that of a byte.
>I am a geek
I have to remind you that computers are BINARY BASE, therefore the little difference.
One good example is a KILOBYTE (Kilo=1000) but in reality 1KB=1024 Bytes.
The BIT is the base of everything, 8 bits=1 byte which is also called a 'word' we have 8 bits words or 16 bits words, depending on the processor, nowadays we have 32 bits words.
Wow!...I'm a geek indeed!!!!
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I have to remind you that computers are BINARY BASE, therefore the little difference.
One good example is a KILOBYTE (Kilo=1000) but in reality 1KB=1024 Bytes.
The BIT is the base of everything, 8 bits=1 byte which is also called a 'word' we have 8 bits words or 16 bits words, depending on the processor, nowadays we have 32 bits words.
Wow!...I'm a geek indeed!!!!
Blue Skies and May the Force be with you.
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