Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Let me tell you these are two different units of measuring data transfer over internet. Although they sound similar, they are actually miles apart from one another. They are bits and bytes. 1 byte is actually 8 bits.
* 1byte /s= 8bits /s
* 1KB /s = 1000Byte /s
* 1MB /s= 1000KB /s
Our service providers usually specify their speeds in Mbps . In Mbps speed appears larger. This is done to lure customers in terms of speed . For e.g. 3G service providers in India tells that they give 7.2Mbps but if it is converted to bytes system it remains only 900 KBps .Because of this many among us end up taking plans of 7.2Mbps with a hope that it will give 7.2 MBps but unfortunately it's not like this . Even after using internet we don't realise the truth instead we keep thinking that we are being cheated by the service provider. It's all about perception, right?
Your internet connection has two different speeds, a download speed and an upload speed. Again, internet providers like to give you the maximum download speed they are capable of. And that makes sense, because that is what we are usually doing when we are surfing the net, watching a YouTube video, or streaming music. But if you plan to place files on the cloud you need to be aware of your ISP’s upload speed. This shows how fast data can be transferred from your computer to the internet. Like uploading images to your Google Drive account.
Remember that one Byte is made up of 8 bits. So when you see 1Mbps, you are actually looking at 125KBs. 1Mbps may make you think it is faster, but actually it is not equal to 1MBps.... or the unit in which your download managers shows the speed.
- 125KB/s = 125,000 bytes of data per second.
- 1Mbps = 1,000,000 bits of data every second.
- 125,000 bytes x 8 = 1,000,000 bits
