Hello everyone;
Of the more recent units that have been a major source of confusion for
many Internet users, myself included, were the units for download
speeds: K/sec versus kbps.
It made a lot of users wonder why their 56K modem only downloaded files
at 5K/sec instead of say- 40 kbps. It turns out the 5K/sec as indicated
on the browser, is actually based on an 8-bit word length so 5K/sec
actually represented 5x8 or 40 kilo-bits-per-second. That is a lot
closer to 56 kbps even though typical connection speed is limited to the
range of 40-50 kbps for most ISPs.
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Dan Kwok, P.Eng. Vancouver, BC, Canada
Intetron Consulting, Inc. Telephone 604.432.9874
Email dk...@intetron.com
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