What is bandwidth?

Originally Posted by kallishell

Bandwidth refers to the amount of data that can be transferred to or from a website or server, typically measured in bits per second.Bandwidth is most familiar to consumers because of its use by hosting companies or internet service providers.The most practical way to determine just how much bandwidth your website will need is to ask your web host to help you estimate your need based on that information.

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In computer networks, bandwidth is often used as a synonym for data transfer rate - the amount of data that can be carried from one point to another in a given time period (usually a second). This kind of bandwidth is usually expressed in bits (of data) per second (bps). Occasionally, it's expressed as bytes per second (Bps). A modem that works at 57,600 bps hastwice the bandwidth of a modem that works at 28,800 bps. In general, a link with a high bandwidth is one that may be able to carry enough information to sustain the succession of images in a video presentation.

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Bandwidth is a gross measurement, taking the total amount of data transferred in a given period of time as a rate, without taking into consideration the quality of the signal itself.