1.5. Networking Speeds

The work of networking is totally about moving data starting with one point then onto the next. In like manner, a standout amongst the most essential things that you have to comprehend about any network connection is the amount of data it can convey. Extensively, this limit is called bandwidth, which is measured by the measure of data that a connection can convey in a given timeframe.

The most essential estimation of bandwidth is bits per second, shortened as bps. Bandwidth capacity is what number of bits the connection can convey per second. All the more generally utilized are different products of this estimation, including thousands number of bits every second (Kbps), millions number of bits every second (Mbps), or billions of bits every second (Gbps).

A firmly related estimation that you will likewise see bandied about is hertz, which is the quantity of cycles being conveyed every second. Hertz is shortened as Hz. Pretty much as with bps, it is the multiples of hertz that are discussed the most, including a large number of hertz (KHz, or kilohertz) and a huge number of hertz (MHz, or megahertz). For instance, a chip running at 100 MHz is running at 100 million cycles for each second. The power in the United States keeps running at 60 Hz; in Europe, the rate is 50 Hz.