How is Internet speed measured… and to what degree does it matter?
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Internet Speed Measurement
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Internet speed can be broken down into three distinct categories: download speed (the speed a user can retrieve something from the Internet), upload speed (the speed a user can send something to a remote location on the Internet) and latency (the lag or length of time that occurs between each point during information transfer).
Download and upload speeds are measured in the number of bits (or bytes) per second transferred, while latency is measure in milliseconds (or thousandths of a second). To provide an extremely simplistic explanation, think of this measurement as comparable to a truck payload, such that a big truck can carry more than an economy pickup truck.
Here Ip-details.com you can check the INTERNET SPEED it shows the speed in Mbps and MBps..
Internet uploading and downloading speed usually measured in Kbps(Kilo bits per second),KBps(Kilo Bytes per second),MBps(Mega bytes per second)Mbps(Mega bits per second) You can visit the site Scanmyspeed.com to check your internet uploading and downloading speed in Mbps and MBps.
When computer techies talk about Internet connection speed, it’s generally in mbps: millions of bits per second. This can be confusing since everything else in the world of computers is measured in bytes. Bits and bytes aren’t the same thing. But to put it in context: to send a photo that’s 2.2 megabytes (MB) when stored on your hard disk, it’ll take about 3 minutes for the transfer if you have a 5 Mbps Internet connection. If we were to get technical, we’d quibble with the reliability of those numbers and whether they’re useful for more than a general comparison. So would your helpful nephew. If you later decide to explore the underlying technology, you’ll learn the reasons for this. But for now, simply assume that 6 Mpbs is faster than 5 Mpbs, as a useful oversimplification. Obviously, most people prefer faster speed to slower. Many providers price their services accordingly. Realistically, if you’ve been using a dial-up modem to access the Internet, it will all seem blazingly fast.
