Bandwidth and Latency

Bandwidth and Latency

1. Bandwidth

   • Measurement of capacity
   • Number of bits that can go through the network connection in 1 second

2. Latency

   • Measurement of delay
   • Latency is the time it takes, in milliseconds, between a bit leaving one device and arriving at the other device

3. You need high bandwidth for...

   • Steraming videos on YouTube
   • Watching livestreams

4. You need low latency for...

   • Getting quick results from search engines