Bit v Byte and are they septate?

[Travercraig]

Basically I'm confused with motherboard and network card LAN port speeds such as 10/100/1000, I understand that these correspond to 10 megabits/100 megabits/1 gigabits. But then there's download and upload speeds on the internet controlled by your ISP that use bytes rather than bits. Basically what's the difference between bits and btyes. And would a higher bit value on your LAN port contribute to higher speeds on the internet? I think that the LAN port speeds only affect devices that transfer files over just the LAN and won't affect the rate at which data is transferred to your router and then to your PC  from the internet. I'm not sure really am I right in thinking this? 

 

lol rushed typing septate, meant separate of course

[Arty]

8bits=1byte

your right they only affect local speeds

But your local speed needs to be at least faster then what your isp gives or you will see bottle necking.

 

[Travercraig]

8bits=1byte

your right they only affect local speeds

But your local speed needs to be at least faster then what your isp gives or you will see bottle necking.

 

Ok at least my thinking was correct, do you have any idea why these different values use bit and bytes, why not just one of them?

[Arty]

Ok at least my thinking was correct, do you have any idea why these different values use bit and bytes, why not just one of them?

http://lifehacker.com/the-difference-between-bits-and-bytes-and-why-it-matte-510705022

[Travercraig]

http://lifehacker.com/the-difference-between-bits-and-bytes-and-why-it-matte-510705022

Oh wow why didn't I think of this lol. He really does cover everything lol. Thanks a lot .