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 ...