Convert megabyte (MB) to gigabit (Gb)
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Definition and details for megabyte (MB):
Megabyte (MB) is a unit of information equal to 10002 bytes, defined by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in December 1998. However, when referred to main memory or RAM capacity MB is equal to 10242 bytes, but this should now be called a mebibyte.
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.