Gigabit to Word Converter

Gigabit

The prefix giga (symbol G) is defined in the International System of Units (SI) as a multiplier of 10⁹. Therefore, 1 gigabit (Gb) = 10⁹ bits or 1000000000 bits.

Word

A word in information technology is the group of a fixed size that a computer can manipulate as a unit. The number of bits in a word varies with the hardware design, and is typically between 8 and 80 bits, or even more in some specialized computers. In the 21st century, retail personal or server computers have a word size of 32 or 64 bits.

Gigabits To Words Table