DSL modem

[Warren Togami]

bit = one binary digit
byte = 8 bits (Generally - there are some exceptions.)

The speed that you usually see when you upload or download files is in
kilobytes/sec.  The "kbps" ratings of modems and DSL can be misleading,
because many people mistake that for KB/sec.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Manibusan" <jessmani at yahoo.com>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 2:37 PM
Subject: [luau] Re: DSL modem


> on 5/9/01 7:58 AM, Myles Uyema at luau at uyema.net wrote:
>
> > There are 8 bits in a Byte.
> >
> > On Wed, 9 May 2001, Jesse Manibusan wrote:
> >
> >> I don't understand your calculation.  Where did you get the "divide by
8"
> >> part?
>
> Yes but 768kb is already kilo-bits, no need to further calculate anything.
> Even if it were 768 kilo-bytes, it would be multiply by 8, not divide by
8.
>
> Or am I just totally missing something here?