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A4 Solutions - Compare and Convert
A4 Solutions - Compare and Convert
In the blank column to the right, write the sizes of the files in order from the smallest to
the largest one.
8 trillion bits
You’d like to know how long it would take to transfer a file with a size of 3GB (gigabytes)
using a superfast connection.
(Convert 24 megabits to
How many groups of 8 bits fit in 24Mb?
megabytes.)
24 megabits / 8 = 3 megabytes.
What is the size of the 3GB file in 3GB (gigabytes) expressed in MB: 3,000MB
MB (megabytes)?
(Convert 3 gigabytes to
1GB = 1,000MB
megabytes.) 3GB = 3,000MB
How long would the file transfer Transfer time (in seconds): 1,000 seconds
take?
3 megabytes are transferred in 1 second.
How many seconds does it take to transfer
3,000 megabytes?
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