megabit
Million binary digits
A megabit is a unit of digital information equal to one million bits, used primarily to measure data transfer speeds.
Internet connection speeds are typically expressed in megabits per second (Mbps): My download speed is about 100 megabits per second.
A megabit is one-eighth the size of a megabyte, since a byte contains eight bits—a distinction that matters when comparing advertised internet speeds to actual file download times.
Data transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- transferMove between locations
- uploadTransfer data outward
download · streaming · packet · ethernet · router · modem · ISP · broadband
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- transferMove between locations
upload · download · streaming · packet · ethernet · router · modem · ISP · broadband · fiber
kilobit
Thousand-bit digital unit
kbps · bps · bandwidth · throughput · capacity · rate · measurement · metric · prefix
binary
Consisting of two parts
- byteDigital information unit
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- encodingConverting data to format
decoding · compression · encryption · checksum · parity · data · signal · bitrate · digital · binary code
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- broadband networksfiber optics, fiber, cable internet, cable, DSL
- Internet Speedsbroadband, dial-up, DSL, fiber, 3G
- Data Unitsbyte, kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte
- Bandwidthbandwidth limit, bitrate, bits per second, bps, data rate
- computer metricsbyte, kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte