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Convert bit (b) to gigabit (Gb)

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Definition and details for bit (b):

Bit is the basic unit of information in computing and telecommunications. The word "bit" is an acronym for binary digit. Each bit records one of two possible answers to a single question: "0" or "1," "yes" or "no," "on" or "off." The symbol for bit, as a unit of information, is either "bit" (recommended by the ISO/IEC standard 80000-13 (2008)) or lowercase "b" (recommended by the IEEE 1541 Standard (2002)).

Definition and details for gigabit (Gb):

Gigabit (Gbit) is a unit of information in computing and telecommunications equal to 10⁹ bits, defined by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in December 1998. Gigabit is confused with gibibit which is defined as 1024 mebibits. The difference between them is that gigabit is a power of 10 number and gibibit power of 2.

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