What is broadband?
Broadband is actually a shortened word for broadband Internet access, and is a high data rate Internet access. It is often juxtaposed with Dial up access which is a relatively low rate internet access when compared to broadband.
What units are used to measure bandwidth?
Through bits per second
How much faster is broadband than dial up?
Dial up can only go up to 56K, while broadband can go up to 4 times that.
What are the speeds that broadband operates at compared to dial up?
Dial up- 58Kbps
Broadband- at least 200Kbps
What are some of the advantages of using a broadband connection to download something like a video compared to dial up?
Basically the advantage is speed. Broadband has faster transfer feeds. With boradband connection most music and videos can be downloaded from ITunes legally in less than 1minute. On a dial up connection it would take 10-15minutes to download on a 56kbps.
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