Network speeds (Edexcel GCSE Computer Science): Quizzes
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What is the technical term for network speed?
What is the technical term for network speed?
Data transfer rate
What unit is typically used to measure modern network speeds?
What unit is typically used to measure modern network speeds?
Megabits per second (Mbps)
Which type of unit uses base-10 (×1000)?
Which type of unit uses base-10 (×1000)?
Data transfer rates
What does a capital 'B' represent in network measurements?
What does a capital 'B' represent in network measurements?
Bytes per second
How many bits are in 1 byte?
How many bits are in 1 byte?
8
What factor do base-2 units (file sizes) multiply by at each step?
What factor do base-2 units (file sizes) multiply by at each step?
1024
How many bits per second are in 1 Mbps?
How many bits per second are in 1 Mbps?
1,000,000
How many bits per second are in 1 Gbps?
How many bits per second are in 1 Gbps?
1,000,000,000
What is the formula to calculate transmission time?
What is the formula to calculate transmission time?
Time = File size ÷ Data rate
To convert a 40 MiB file to bits, what calculation is needed?
To convert a 40 MiB file to bits, what calculation is needed?
Which measurement system do file sizes use?
Which measurement system do file sizes use?
Base-2 (×1024)
When converting file sizes to bits, when should you multiply by 8?
When converting file sizes to bits, when should you multiply by 8?
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