Knowing how your home internet works may rely on understanding these two key terms: Megabits and Megabytes. Internet terminology is often maddeningly confusing. Case in point: Megabits and megabytes.

This issue most often arises when dealing with internet providers. Imagine a company offers speeds of up to 100 Mbps. Because we are more used to dealing with megabytes (for storage), people often ...

I am confused by jargon! A recent test of my BT broadband download speed is stated to be 2.78 Mbps. Is this megabits or megabytes per second, as I believe there are 8 bits to a Byte? I am sure there ...

Broadband speed and phone apps may seem worlds away from investing in municipal bonds, where measurements are in basis points not megabits. But the basis points investors add to municipal bond yields ...