Measurements of Speed Flashcards
1
Q
What are the common methods used to describe the speed of communication?
A
Bits per second (bps), baud rate and bandwidth.
2
Q
What is bps?
A
Bits per second is the rate at which binary digital data is transferred.
3
Q
What is the Baud Rate?
A
The Baud rate is a measure of the number of distinct signal events occurring each second along a communication channel.
4
Q
What is Bandwidth?
A
The Bandwidth is the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies in a transmission channel.
5
Q
What units are Bandwidth expressed in?
A
The units are hertz (Hz), kilohertz (kHz) or megahertz (MHz).
