Bandwidth: is the amount of  text/data that can be transmitted within a fixed time limit, When data is sent through a computer network, it is broken up into small chunks called packets. A header is information added to each packet that contains the source and destination of the packet. A header also contains information. The size of the bandwidth counts the size of information.

 

  • bps – bits per second
  • kbps – kilobits per second
  • Mbps – megabits per second