what is kb/s?

Answer 1

You're getting different answers, but the way you have it written, it's kilobits per second.

If you were to write it as KB/s, then it would be kilobytes per second.

When rating the speed of an internet connection, typically you list it in terms of kbps (kilobits per second). You only use KB/s when you're talking about file download speeds.

Answer 2

Kilobytes per second, an usual measure unit for speed on network connections.

Say you've got a 1Mb file you want to download off the Internet, and your connection lets you download at 100kb/s. The download would ideally take a little bit more than ten seconds to complete. That would be

1024kb / 100kb/s = 10.24s

Ideally because speed usually depends on traffic. It's uncommon when you can sustain a constant data transfer rate.

Answer 3

kb/s stands for kilobits per second. It is the a rate of speed of transfer of data.

bit = binary digit = 1 or 0.

Answer 4

Kilobits per second. Usually describes the transfer speed over a Local Area Network or Internet connection.

Answer 5

kb/s means kilobytes per second. Usually referred to as the data transfer rate.

Answer 6

k stands for kilo, or 1000
b stands for bits. 8 bits = 1 byte, or a character.
s stands for second, as in time.

so, 24 kbps or kb/s = 24,000 bits per second, or 3000 characters per second.

Answer 7

kilobytes per second
its an abbreviation...