(MegaBytes per SECond, MegaBits per SECond) One million bytes or one million bits per second depending on whether the B is upper case or lower case. However, using "B" for byte and "b" for bit is not always followed and often misprinted. See space/time.
Upper Case "B" for Bytes
MB/sec, MBytes/sec, MB/s and MBps means megabytes per second and is used for disk and tape transfer ratings.
Lower Case "b" for Bits
Mb/sec, Mbits/sec, Mb/s or Mbps means megabits per second and is used for transmission speeds in a network or in internal circuits.
Upper Case "B" for Bytes
MB/sec, MBytes/sec, MB/s and MBps means megabytes per second and is used for disk and tape transfer ratings.
Lower Case "b" for Bits
Mb/sec, Mbits/sec, Mb/s or Mbps means megabits per second and is used for transmission speeds in a network or in internal circuits.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- News to know: Jerry Yang, MLB.com, Mark Cuban, USB 3.0
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo Larry Dignan:Â With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Oh Mamma.com: SEC charges Mark Cuban with insider trading; Cuban responds
- Updated: The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that it has charged Mark Cuban with insider trading for selling 600,000 shares of Mamma.com. Specifically, the SEC says that search engine Mamma.com, known today as Copernic, invited Cuban--owner of the Dallas Mavericks and former Yahoo and Broadcast.com exec--to...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Fujitsu gets dense and secure with mobile hard drives
- Fujitsu's latest 2.5 inch 5400RPM 500GB hard disk, the MJA2 BH On Tuesday, storage manufacturer Fujitsu Computer Products of America announced their latest series of mobile hard disks, raising the capacity bar for laptops with their 2.5-inch MJA2 BH and MJA2 CH series...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Kodak EasyShare V803 (Black)
- Kodak EasyShare V803 BlackKodak EasyShare V803 reviewKodak EasyShare V803 is a slim, point and shoot digital still camera that comes in nine colors (from traditional silver to rockin' red). It also offers 8.0 megapixels, 3X optical zoom lens, and 32 MB of internal memory. The camera has the capacity for...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-08
- Last-generation MacBook Pros: Get 'em while you can
- Last-generation MacBook Pros: Get 'em while you canJust when most PC ship with FirewireApple discontinues it on one of their lines, go figure?RE: Last-generation MacBook Pros: Get 'em while you canYou can get previous generation MB Pro from Apple refurbished store for $1,349 - the same one referred to in...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Super PlaylistMaker for iTunes (exe)
- Super play lists include By Artist, By Album, By Genre, By Kind, By Play Count, By Rating, By Size and By Year. Want to find everything by AC/DC, a specific album by Eminem, all of your Audio books, Classic Rock tracks, tracks played more than once or more than 100...
- Software downloads 2008-11-06
- Tony Fadell to get $300k consultant salary
- My colleague David Morgenstern today noted that the number of employees at Apple rose about 50 percent during the past year, according to the company's 10K report setteB.IT English translation also points out some other items of interest from the SEC-mandated Form 10-K: Tony...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Apple to pay Fadell $300,000 as advisor; Can't solicit workers for a year if leaves
- Apple in an SEC filing on Wednesday detailed Tony Fadell's compensation package, which includes an annual salary of $300,000, stock and an agreement to avoid poaching employees for a year at the end of his employment. Apple officially announced Fadell's departure on Tuesday. In the SEC filing...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Election Day '08: Where to get live results
- Election Day '08: Where to get live resultsthose are all biased toward obamawatch the real news atwww.johnmccain.comor www.foxnews.comThe rest are unreliable or in bed with the liberals.RE: Election Day '08: Where to get live resultsKudos to the first person who responded, obviously an intelligent and well informed voter. To the...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Heads up: Patch your Adobe Reader now
- Heads up: Patch your Adobe Reader nowPCs Need Protection from their SoftwareMicrosoft just reported that roughly 90% of reported vulnerabilities were in applications. The familiar signature-based tools that live on nearly every PC are missing today's malware designed to elude them. More on that here:http://www.securitynowblog.com/endpoint_security/secunia_report_signature-based_antivirus_misses_most_unknown_malwareand here:http://www.securitynowblog.com/endpoint_security/signature-based-antivirus-and-hips-technologies-poor-endpoint-protectionBefore buying a...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
- In the last few months you may have seen previews and news stories regarding Intel's new Core i7 desktop processor family, formerly known as Nehalem. Today, we're able to publish our impressions of Intel's new chip and ultimately its new platform. We've selected the flagship, $999 Core i7-965 Extreme Edition...
- Product reviews 2008-11-03
- Mission accomplished: Google's ad deal with Yahoo has already worked
- Mission accomplished: Google's ad deal with Yahoo has already workedDumbest?"And Yahoo in arguably the dumbest move in recent business history turned down Microsoft’s $33 a share offer."Dumbest? Only if the stock market is the only thing in the world that matters and customers don't matter at all.I think you got...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- Microsoft drops more new codenames, including another 'Mojave'
- Microsoft drops more new codenames, including another 'Mojave'Here we go againFocusing again on codenames instead of Microsoft's inability to deliver meaningful compelling products.There was a blog on zdnet just a few days ago that Apple will probably surpass Microsoft in market cap with just a tiny slice of the computer...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Netflix distribution grab continues: Hooks up with Tivo
- Netflix distribution grab continues: Hooks up with TivoGreat option for meGood question on customer overlap, but I have 2Tivos & a netflix subscription - so this is great news for me!I have never been able to get my laptop to stream the netflix movies properly. Just sound with a green...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .
- I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .So if you believe that...You putting all your money into gold? Bought a farm so you can grow your own food and spin your own cloth while the depression lasts? Put your money where your mouth is.RE: I secretly always...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Blu-ray is dead - heckuva job, Sony!
- Blu-ray is dead - heckuva job, Sony!AgreedThey really have priced themselves out of the "Average Joe" market. Why should I pay to get all of my DVDs on BDs again when they're usually at least 10$ more expensive?Downloaded video can't even compete with DVD, look at the MB/s rateDVD's...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Is Ubuntu getting bloated and slow?
- Is Ubuntu getting bloated and slow?We already have one Linux users answer:http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=53520&messageID=1012181&start=0I had the same problem with Fedora......which is why I abandoned it on the family PC in favor of Gentoo. I suspect that part of the problem is the temptation to optimize for newer equipment and the old...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- Transcript: PDC08 Keynote – Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson
- Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet; Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething — and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- OS X versus Vista, RAM division
- OS X versus Vista, RAM divisionWhy must we try to compare apples to oranges?Two different OSes. Two different ways of managing memory.Period.b .bu..but, everybody knows Vista is sluggishThe Apple ads say so, the army of valley tech bloggers keep repeating it, so it must be true - just like the...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- SEC: 18-year-old responsible for fake Jobs heart attack story
- SEC: 18-year-old responsible for fake Jobs heart attack storyWhos responsible...I think wallstreet traders and cnn should be reponsible for not having better judgement and checking sources. But what do I know, I guess I put to much weight on facts than rumours. Funny thing is I bet cnn will report...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Learn how the latest Intel and industry best practices can improve your IT organization
-
Designed specifically to address the concerns of senior IT managers at organizations with more than 100 employees, the Intel Premier IT Professional Program provides best practices via local and e-Seminars and a members-only Web site.
- View the Intel Premier IT Professional web-site tour >>
-
- Visit the ZDNet Enterprise Mobility Hub sponsored by Verizon Wireless! It has the latest news, commentary, and resources for your mobile and wireless strategy development.
- Video: How to spoof a MAC address
- Five steps to protect mobile devices anywhere, anytime
- Fetch Your E-Mail from Anywhere
- From our sponsors
-
- Push to Talk from Verizon Wireless Choose Verizon Wireless and get a Push to Talk service you can rely on. The only service that comes with the Network. Starting at $699.
-
