BROADBAND

What is broadband?
Broadband is the term used for any kind of fast Internet access. Broadband is designed to give a business or residential user instant Internet access 24 hours a day.

What units are used to measure bandwidth?
kbit/s and Mbit/s

How much faster is broadband than dial up?
Generally 10-20 times faster than your existing dial-up modem.

What are the speeds that broadband operates at compared to dial up?
A typical dial-up modem operates at either 28.8 kbit/s or 56 kbit/s. A broadband connection operates at between 256 kbit/s and 10 Mbit/s, depending on the service you have selected.

What are some of the advantages of using a broadband connection to download something like a video compared to dial up?
The advantage of using a broadband connection to download something like a video compared to dial up is the speed that the video will download at. Broadband can allow you to transfer large files of text or graphics at high speeds and your screen wont time out when you have to wait for it to download.