2006-12-29 03:26:38 · 22 answers · asked by khaja8051 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
actually, kilobits per second. kilobytes per second would be kBps.
2006-12-29 03:28:38 · answer #1 · answered by eldad9 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short for kilobits per second, a measure of data transfer speed. Modems, for example, are measured in Kbps. Note that one Kbps is 1,000 bits per second, whereas a KB (kilobyte) is 1,024 bytes. Data transfer rates are measured using the decimal meaning of K whereas data storage is measured using the powers-of-2 meaning of K. Technically, kbps should be spelled with a lowercase k to indicate that it is decimal but almost everyone spells it with a capital K.
2006-12-29 03:33:04 · answer #2 · answered by kavitha s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong
kbps is Kilobits per second,
as compared to KBps, which is kiloBytes per second.
This is just a measure of the speed of your connection. 1 Byte = 8 bits, by the way.
This had me confused. You see, network speed is usually measured in kilobitspersecond, but if you are downloading a file, Download speed is measured in KiloBytesper second.
2006-12-29 03:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by shrek 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WOW! 7 out of 9 wrong anwers so far!
kbps is kilo-bits per second. A kilo-bit is 1024 bits.
Slap anyone who says it's "Kilo-bytes". Kilo-bytes is KBps -- case matters here folks!!
2006-12-29 03:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My apologies to the other respondents, but you are mostly mistaken.
It's kiloBITS not kiloBYTES.
It takes 8 bits to make 1 byte.
Source:
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci212436,00.html
In the U.S., Kbps stands for kilobits per second (thousands of bits per second) and is a measure of bandwidth (the amount of data that can flow in a given time) on a data transmission medium.
Higher bandwidths are more conveniently expressed in megabits per second (Mbps, or millions of bits per second) and in gigabits per second (Gbps, or billions of bits per second).
regards,
Philip T
2006-12-29 03:31:43 · answer #5 · answered by Philip T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone else has joined in, so why don't I!
Kilo Bytes Per Second
or Kilo Bits Per Second for the Computer guys. To be honest - Either works best!
2006-12-29 03:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kbps stands for kilobits per second (thousands of bits per second) and is a measure of bandwidth (the amount of data that can flow in a given time) on a data transmission medium. Higher bandwidths are more conveniently expressed in megabits per second (Mbps, or millions of bits per second) and in gigabits per second (Gbps, or billions of bits per second).
2006-12-29 03:29:56 · answer #7 · answered by JACQUI S 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Kilobits per second
8 bits = 1 byte
2006-12-29 03:31:41 · answer #8 · answered by J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kilo bytes per second is a measurement of the speed at which your computer communicates with the yahoo server (for example).
2006-12-29 03:31:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
kbps=kilo BITS per second
KBps=Kilo BYTES per second
lowercase b is for bits and uppercase b is for bytes
2006-12-29 03:36:03 · answer #10 · answered by shlangemann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋