Edexcel GCSE Computer Science

5.1.4: understand that network data speeds are measured in bits per second (Mbps, Gbps)

Keywords:

Communication and the Internet

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Keyword	Definition
Bit	The smallest possible quantity of binary data: a single 1 or 0
bps	A measure of data transmission speed meaning the number of bits that are sent / received every second
Gbps	data transmission speed meaning 1,000,000,000 bits per second
Kbps	data transmission speed meaning 1,000 bits per second
Mbps	data transmission speed meaning 1,000,000 bits per second
Transmission	sending or receiving data

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Flappy Word

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Hangman Definitions

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