In file sizes, we also use a set of prefixes to express large amounts of data, and you can see these prefixes in the table below.
As shown in the chart above, we can express a thousand bytes as one kilobyte, kilobytes as one megabyte, and so on, just like in SI units. However, for a very long time, this conversion does not hold. Since data measurement follows the binary system, which uses powers of 2, a kilobyte used to be equivalent to 2 10 bytes or 1, bytes.
On the other hand, a megabyte is equal to 1, kilobytes, and so on. Nowadays, we commonly use 1, or the SI conversion instead of 1, binary conversion to convert these units.
However, new prefixes have been developed for binary conversion in case we need to use them. These prefixes are shown in the table below. You can also learn more about this in the " What is the difference between Mb and Mib " section of our video file size calculator.
Files cannot always be in just one computer or machine. When we take a picture using a digital camera, we need to have a way to transfer the picture file to a computer and then to a printer to end up with the image printed on a piece of paper.
With that said, several ways have been developed for us to be able to transfer digital files from one device to another. The simplest way to transfer a file is through a data cable specifically made to transmit data. Nowadays, we can also transfer data wirelessly through radio frequencies like Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
We can now also upload or transfer data to the internet so that other people can access it. The internet is a series of computer networks running all across the world. With the internet, we can now easily send any file to our loved ones, even if they are a thousand miles away from us, as long as they also have access to the internet.
All we need to do is upload our file to the internet. Then, to access our file, people have to download it to their devices. Uploading and downloading data can take a while, depending on the file's size and transfer rate. Think of it like pouring water into a beaker. Pouring water from one beaker to another will only take a little amount of time. However, if we place a funnel on one beaker, the amount of water flow will decrease due to the narrow part of the funnel.
The flow rate of the water in this analogy is similar to the transfer rate of a file. We can compare a funnel's narrow tube part to what is called the internet's bandwidth. The larger the bandwidth is, the more data that can be transmitted at a time. Therefore, a file can be transferred much faster if the internet connection has a larger bandwidth.
Bandwidth is also, in a way, an internet connection's maximum capacity, and we can express it in units of bits per second. Internet bandwidth can also represent the maximum speed an internet connection can have. However, when moving a file from one computer to another, the maximum transfer speed will depend on the slowest bandwidth that the data has to go through - which can be anywhere in the route.
To better understand this, let us consider an example. Here are some practical solutions for you to extremely improve the data downloading processes speed:. Reconnect or fix computer internet connection. No matter whether your computer network connection is in good state, merely go reconnect it and go see whether this makes a difference.
Of course, if there is some network connection errors found, also go fix them and connect it again to take chances. Download desired data one by one. If you do have selected too many movies , files, songs or other large data, you need merely remember to pause all other downloads and only left one of them to download at one time. Of course, always choose the download that has the fast downloading speed to download firstly. End other running software, tools, files and processes during downloading.
Since the action that too many games, files, videos, programs and processes are used while downloading could slow down the computer downloading speed, you are supposed to close all unnecessary ones as soon as possible for a faster downloading speed. Please Note : Remember to save all edits or changes before you close or end some documents or related files. Download another special data downloading software or tool.
In order to have a faster downloading speed, you also can take chances with some special data downloading software or download managing software which often will often do its utmost to download the selected stuffs and also help manage the computer downloads. Scan and remove computer viruses. No matter whether your computer is infected with viruses or not, you should perform antivirus scanning on your PC and go try to remove all possible vicious viruses.
Also follow software suggestions carefully. Please Note : If you do follow some suggestion to get rid of possible viruses off from your PC with computer hard disk format , you can try to recover computer drive data back with formatted hard disk data recovery software. How do you cope with the downloaded information? Straightly move them to USB flash drove or external hard disk? Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.
Click here to Register a free account now! Started by coreynj , Jan 13 AM. Please log in to reply. Edited by coreynj, 13 January - AM. Local time: AM. Ookla should give you a true indication of your line speed and whats achievable. You coud Post a screen Shot from Ookla. Posted 13 January - AM Yes, the source of where you downloaded the file from would be the main cause, depending on where its servers are based and how it can relate to your connection as in, slower download speeds from a site with a server located like a thousand miles from you.
Posted 25 March - PM It could be your wifi or your modem. How old is your modem? Posted 06 April - PM I had the same problem. Reply to quoted posts Clear. Site Changelog. Sign In Use Twitter. Need an account?
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