The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The International System of Units defines the prefix kilo as 1000; per this definition, one kilobyte is 1000 bytes. The internationally recommended unit symbol for the kilobyte is kB.
A KB is the unit symbol for the ‘Kilobyte‘. A Kilobyte is made up of multiple-unit bytes, which store the digital information and denote data size. A byte is a size, which is made up of 8 bits. A bit is a single unit of data. It can be ‘0’ or ‘1’. And the short forms of kilobyte are K, K-byte, and kByte.
In the word kilobyte, kilo denotes the 1000 or third power of 10, which means 103. In computer science and IT, the kilobyte refers to as 1024 or 210 bytes.
A kilobyte is a unit, which is larger than a byte (B) and smaller than the unit megabyte (MB). Kilobyte is used for measuring the size of small files. An electronic mail (e-mail) without the images contains 2 kilobytes.
Other data units for Kilobyte conversion
The following list shows the values of kilobytes in other data units
| S.No. | Other Units | Values in Kilobytes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 Bit equals to | 0.000125 Kilobytes |
| 2. | 1 Kilobit equals to | 0.125 Kilobytes |
| 3. | 1 Kibibit equal to | 0.128 Kilobytes |
| 4. | 1 Megabit equals to | 125 Kilobytes |
| 5. | 1 Mebibit equal to | 131.072 Kilobytes |
| 6. | 1 Gigabit equals to | 125000 Kilobytes |
| 7. | 1 Gibibit equals to | 134218 Kilobytes |
| 8. | 1 Terabit equals to | 1.25e+8 Kilobytes |
| 9. | 1 Tebibit equals to | 1.374e+8 Kilobytes |
| 10. | 1 Petabit equals to | 1.25e+11 Kilobytes |
| 11. | 1 Pebibit equals to | 1.407e+11 Kilobytes |
| 12. | 1 exabit equal to | 1.25e14 Kilobytes |
| 13. | 1 Exbibit equal to | 1.41e+14 kilobytes |
| 14. | 1 Yobibits equal to | 1.511e+20 Kilobytes |
| 15. | 1 Nibble equals to | 0.0005 Kilobytes |
| 16. | 1 Byte equals to | 0.001 Kilobytes |
| 17. | 1 Kilobyte equals to | 1 Kilobyte |
| 18. | 1 Kibibyte equals to | 1.024 Kilobytes |
| 19. | 1 Megabyte equals to | 1000 Kilobytes |
| 20. | 1 Mebibyte equals to | 1.048.58 Kilobytes |
| 21. | 1 Gigabyte equals to | 1e+6 Kilobytes |
| 22. | 1 Gibibyte equals to | 1.074e+6 Kilobytes |
| 23. | 1 Terabyte equals to | 1e+9 Kilobytes |
| 24. | 1 Tebibyte equals to | 1.1e+9 Kilobytes |
| 25. | 1 Petabyte equals to | 1.0e+12 Kilobytes |
| 26. | 1 Pebibyte equals to | 1.126e+12 Kilobytes |
| 27. | 1 exabyte equals to | 1.0e+15 Kilobytes |
| 28. | 1 Exbibyte equals to | 1.1529e+15 Kilobytes |
| 29. | 1 Zettabytes equals to | 1.0e+18 Kilobytes |
| 30. | 1 Yottabytes equals to | 1.0e+21 Kilobytes |
| 31. | 1 Yobibyte equals to | 1.209e+21 Kilobytes |
Conversion of 1 Kilobyte into some common data-storage units
The following list shows the conversion of 1 kilobyte into other common data storage units:
| S.No. | 1 kilobyte | Common data storage units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 KB equals to | 8000 bits (bit) |
| 2. | 1 KB equals to | 8 kilobits (kbit) |
| 3. | 1 KB equals to | 0.008 megabits (Mbit) |
| 4. | 1 KB equals to | 8.0E-6 gigabits (Gbit) |
| 5. | 1 KB equals to | 8.0E-9 terabits (Tbit) |
| 6. | 1 KB equals to | 1000 bytes (B) |
| 7. | 1 KB equals to | 1 kilobyte (KB) |
| 8. | 1 KB equals to | 0.001 megabytes (MB) |
| 9. | 1 KB equals to | 1.0E-6 gigabytes (GB) |
| 10. | 1 KB equals to | 1.0E-9 terabytes (TB) |
