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Written by: David "Spunk" Grampa - January 30, 2000 Last updated by: Dan "Tweak Monkey" Kennedy - December 13, 2002 If you think of any terms to add to this dictionary, please e-mail us! A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | WX | Y | Z Kilobit - Kilobyte Kilobit - 2^10 bits, or 1024 bits. Often appreviated by "Kb". This is the standard term used for POTS modems. ex: "56K modems" were rated at approximately 56 kilobits throughput. Kilobyte - 2^10 bytes, or 1024 bytes. Often appreviated by "KB" or "K". Most file sizes and download speeds are referenced in bytes, not bits. For example, when you download a file in Internet Explorer the speed is usually given in Kilobytes. |
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