Broadband ?!

1. What is broadband?
Broadbans is a type of data transmission in which a single medium can carry several channels at once. Broadband technology can transmit data, audio, and video all at once over long distances.

2. What units are used to measure bandwidth?
Bandwidth is measurred in megabits.

3. How much faster is broadband than dial up?
Broadband is about 40 times faster than dial up.

4. What are the speeds that broadband operates at compared to dial up?
A broadband connection transfers information at a rate of at least 2 megabits per second, a standard narrowband transfers info at the rate of 56 kilobits per second.

5. What are some of the advantages of using a broadband connection to download something like a video compared to dial up?
An advantage is that it provides tru media such as video, voice and data without the delay a narrowband incurs.