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Understanding Internet Bandwidth Basics

The document explains bandwidth as the amount of data transmitted between network devices over time, likening it to a pipe that can handle varying amounts of water flow. It distinguishes between bandwidth and internet speed, noting that bandwidth refers to data capacity while speed indicates how quickly data is transferred. Additionally, it covers latency, which is the time taken for data to travel from sender to receiver, emphasizing that lower latency is preferable for better performance.

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Understanding Internet Bandwidth Basics

The document explains bandwidth as the amount of data transmitted between network devices over time, likening it to a pipe that can handle varying amounts of water flow. It distinguishes between bandwidth and internet speed, noting that bandwidth refers to data capacity while speed indicates how quickly data is transferred. Additionally, it covers latency, which is the time taken for data to travel from sender to receiver, emphasizing that lower latency is preferable for better performance.

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COMPUTING YEAR 7

INTERNET
BANDWIDTH
COMPUTING YEAR 7

WHAT IS
BANDWIDTH?
• Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be sent
from one network device to another in a given
• amount of time.
The more data can be sent in the same amount of
time, the higher the bandwidth.
• Think of bandwidth as a pipe: the bigger it is, the
more it can handle water flowing through it.
• Bandwidth is measured in bits per second (bps).
COMPUTING YEAR
7

BANDWIDTH
(continued)
• Bandwidth determines things like
stream a movie or download a file.
how fast you can

• On a personal level, bandwidth also refers to your mental


ability to handle tasks and deal with stress.

• Just as a network might get overwhelmed and slow down


if there’s too much data to handle, our minds can also
feel overloaded when too much is going on.

• Do you have a higher bandwidth or a lower


bandwidth?
COMPUTING YEAR
7

BANDWIDTH VS INTERNET
SPEED
• Bandwidth is the amount of data being
transmitted per unit of time, but internet speed
only refers to how quickly data can be
transferred.
• Internet bandwidth is how much data can be
downloaded or uploaded from your computer,
while internet speed is how fast the data can be
uploaded or downloaded on your computer.
• Some online sites can check the speed of your
internet. For example
[Link]
COMPUTING YEAR 7

(CONTINUED)
• Bandwidth is how much information you receive
every second, while speed is how fast that
information is received or downloaded.

• Let's compare it to filling a kitchen tub. If the


kitchen tub faucet has a wide opening, more
water can flow at a faster rate than if the pipe
was narrower as shown by the kitchen tub
pictures.

Page 05
COMPUTING
YEAR 7

NETWORK
PERFORMANCE
• An internet service provider (ISP) provides an
internet connection to a school or an office.

• All of the devices within the school will share


the bandwidth of this connection.

• The more devices that use the connection, the


slower the internet speed will be.

Page 05
COMPUTING YEAR
7

LATENCY
• Latency is the time it takes for a data packet to
travel from a sender to a receiver.
• Latency is sometimes referred to as delay or ping
rate.
• A lower latencies are better because they mean
that data is transmitted faster.

• A zero latancy is the best.

Page 02
COMPUTING YEAR
7

KEYWORDS BANK
• Bandwidth - Bandwidth is the amount of data that
can be sent from one network device to another in
a given amount of time.
• Data packet – a very small piece of a whole data file moving on a
network
• Latency – is the time it takes for a data packet to travel from a sender
to a receiver and back again.
• Ping rate – is another term for latency.

• Internet Service Provider (ISP) – provides internet connection to a


specific to location such as home, school or an office.
COMPUTING YEAR 7

THANK YOU

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