What is Bandwidth?

Bandwidth refers to the maximum amount of data that you can send through a network or modem connection within a specific time interval. It is usually measured in bits per second (bps) or kilo bits per second (kbps). You can think of communication path as a pipe, and bandwidth as the width of the pipe. The greater the bandwidth, the greater the amount of data that can travel in a given time period.

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