KBps vs kbps
Though this is not trick but still I am posting this, coz many people are still confused between the download speeds they get while browsing.
Sometime you feel like your Service provider is not giving you the same Bandwidth for downloading what he has proposed to you. After reading this, hope there wont be any further confusion.
Lets start with definition,
there are 8 bits in one byte.
8 bits = 1 byte.
1024 bytes = 1KB
1024 KB = 1 MB
1024 MB = 1 GB
Service Providers says "bandwidth" in Mega Bits.
So, 1Mbps is 1 Megabits per second
And what we people are interested in is Download or Upload speed which we usually measured in Bytes or Kilobytes -KBps or KBs.
Roughly - if you divide your bandwidth (in bits/megabits) by 8 (because 8 bits equals a byte) you will arrive at the download speed you'll get for that plan.
Using the same example, a 1 Mbps connection will give you a download speed of 125KBps
Sometime you feel like your Service provider is not giving you the same Bandwidth for downloading what he has proposed to you. After reading this, hope there wont be any further confusion.
Lets start with definition,
there are 8 bits in one byte.
8 bits = 1 byte.
1024 bytes = 1KB
1024 KB = 1 MB
1024 MB = 1 GB
Service Providers says "bandwidth" in Mega Bits.
So, 1Mbps is 1 Megabits per second
And what we people are interested in is Download or Upload speed which we usually measured in Bytes or Kilobytes -KBps or KBs.
Roughly - if you divide your bandwidth (in bits/megabits) by 8 (because 8 bits equals a byte) you will arrive at the download speed you'll get for that plan.
Using the same example, a 1 Mbps connection will give you a download speed of 125KBps
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