Measuring Data Throughput

Question 1

What is Data throughput? And what’s the unit for throughput?

Answer 1

• Is how quickly that data can be transferred; measured in bits per second (bps).
• Represents the amount of data that can be transmitted at a given point in time.

Question 2

What are 3 ways that throughput can be achieved? And how does it work?

Answer 2

• Copper wires that transmit bits in the form of electrical pulses.
• Wireless networks transmit bits in the form of radio signal pusles.
• Optical Fiber cables transmit bits in the form of light pulses.

Question 3

List all the unit of throughput and the bps for each unit.

Answer 3

• Kilobits per second is 1,000 bps.
• Megabits per second is 1,000,000 bits per second.
• Gigabits per second is 1,000,000,000 bits per second.
• Terabits per second is 1,000,000,000,000 bits per second.

Question 4

What is unit of througput used in home, work place and data center?

Answer 4

• Home place usually uses megabits per second.
• Work place usually uses gigabits per second.
• Data center usually uses terabits per second.