KB/s is Kilobytes per second or Kilobits per second?

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Marcelorodrigues

KB/s is Kilobytes per second or Kilobits per second?

Post by Marcelorodrigues »

In the list of downloads it has speed in Kb/s

This is Kilobytes per second or Kilobits per second ?
UpUp

Re: KB/s is Kilobytes per second or Kilobits per second?

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The usual convention is
Kb/s = Kilobits per second
KB/s = Kilobytes per second
KellyP

Re: KB/s is Kilobytes per second or Kilobits per second?

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Kilobits per second (Kbps) is a specific data transfer rate. Sometimes abbreviated Kb/s, this measure signifies a data transmission rate of 1,000 bits per second. The term kilobits per second is not to be confused with a more common data rate designation of kilobytes per second (KBps).

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