- The bit is a basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. A bit can have only one of two values, and may therefore be physically implemented with a two-state device [1].
2. What is byte?
- The byte is a unit of information that consists of eight bits.
3. What is digital information?
- Digital information is a type of information stored using a series of ones and zeros, according to TechTerms.com. It is the most commonly used method of storing and reading data, as it can be copied, edited and moved without losing any quality.
4. What is bit rate?
- The number of bits per second that can be transmitted along a digital network.
5. What is bandwidth?
- The maximum bit rate that information can be transferred (commonly measured in bits/second)
- A range of frequencies within a given band, in particular that used for transmitting a signal.
- Bandwidth refers to the amount of information that something, like a connection to the Internet, can handle in a given time.
- Bandwidth is also defined as the amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time.
6. What is transmission rate?
- The transmission rate is the rate in bits per second (or kilobits, megabits or gigabits per second) that data can be transmitted.
7. What is latency?
- The delay between the sender and the receiver that receives the decoded message (data), it is the function of the signals travel time, and the processing time at any nodes between them.
- Network latency refers to the time it takes for a packet of data to get from one point to another. In some cases, latency is measured by sending a packet that is returned to the sender; the round-trip time is considered the latency.
8. What is throughput?
- The actual rate that information (data) is transferred.
9. What is error rate?
- The number of corrupted bits expressed as a percentage or fraction of the total sent.
References
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit
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