The megabit is a unit of information storage, abbreviated Mbit or sometimes Mb. This article is about the unit of information. ... An SI prefix is a prefix which can be applied to any unit of the International System of Units (SI) to give subdivisions and multiples of that unit. ... In computing, binary prefixes can be used to quantify large numbers where powers of two are more useful than powers of ten. ... A kilobit is a unit of information storage. ... (Redirected from 1 E3) For the techno single by Moby, see Thousand (single). ... A kibibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... (Redirected from 1 E6) One million (1000000), one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001. ... A mebibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A gigabit is a unit of information or computer storage, commonly abbreviated Gb. 1 gigabit = 109 = 1 000 000 000 bits or 230 (= 1024 Mb = 1 048 576 Kb) = 1 073 741 824 bits (see Binary prefix). ... To help compare orders of magnitude this page lists dimensionless numbers between 109 and 1012. ... A gibibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A terabit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... To help compare orders of magnitude this page lists dimensionless numbers between 1012 and 1015: See also Orders of magnitude (numbers) Categories: Stub | Orders of magnitude (numbers) ... A tebibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A petabit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... (Redirected from 1 E15) This list compares various sizes of positive numbers, including counts of things, dimensionless numbers and probabilities. ... A pebibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... An exabit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... (Redirected from 1 E18) This list compares various sizes of positive numbers, including counts of things, dimensionless numbers and probabilities. ... A exbibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... A zettabit is a unit of information or computer storage. ... To help compare orders of magnitude this page lists dimensionless numbers between 1021 and 1024. ... A yottabit (derived from the SI prefix yotta) is a unit of measurement in computers of one million million million million (American septillion, European quadrillion) bits. ... 1 E24 (1024) is the scientific notation for a quadrillion in traditional European usage. ...

1 megabit = 10⁶ = 1,000,000 bits or 2²⁰ = 1,048,576 bits (see Binary prefix). This article is about the unit of information. ... This article is about the unit of information. ... In computing, binary prefixes can be used to quantify large numbers where powers of two are more useful than powers of ten. ...

The megabit is most commonly used when referring to data transfer rates in internet and network speeds, e.g. a 100 Mbit/s Fast Ethernet connection. In this context, like elsewhere in telecommunications, it always equals 10⁶. Ethernet (this name comes from the physical concept of ether) is a frame based computer networking technology for local area networks (LANs). ... Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. ...

However, when used to express the capacity of memory modules (including video game cartridges), it always equals 2²⁰ bits (1/8 mebibytes). Memory is a function of the brain: the ability to retain information. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... In a variety of electronic equipments, a cartridge (in video game terms, cart, game pack, or Game Pak) can be one method of programming different functionality, providing variable content, or a method by which consumables may be replenished. ... Defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in December 1998, a mebibyte (MiB) is a unit of information or computer storage. ...

The megabit is closely related to the mebibit, which is unambiguously equal to 2²⁰ = 1,048,576 bits. A mebibit is a unit of information or computer storage. ...

See also

• mebibit
• megabyte
• megabit per second
• binary prefix
• orders of magnitude (data)