What terms represent the maximum and actual speed that can be utilized by a device to transfer data?
- bandwidth; throughput
- throughput; bandwidth
- bandwidth; goodput
- throughput; goodput
Answers Explanation & Hints: Bandwidth measures the maximum rate at which a device can transfer data. However, in practice, the actual speed for data transfer could be reduced because of numerous factors like network congestion, overhead etc. This actual rate of transfer is known as throughput.