Connection Speed - Definition
Connection Speed is the speed that data is transferred between your computer and the Providers Central Office. The two types of speed are receiving (downloading) and sending (uploading).
Receive Speed (also called download speed) refers to the rate that information is transferred from the Internet to your computer. Examples of receiving or downloading are reading a Web page, downloading a program, or receiving e-mail.
Send Speed (also called upload speed) refers to the rate that information is transferred from your computer to the Internet. Examples of sending or uploading are sending e-mail or sending files.
Top Reasons To Wipe Away Your Internet History
- Information about all the sites you have visited is stored on your computer!
- Every image you have ever viewed, sent or received over the Internet is stored on your hard drive!
- There is a record of every program that you have ever downloaded or used on your hard drive!
- The windows delete button and the empty recycle bin option does NOT completely delete your files!
- Cleaning your History Files improves the speed of your computer and frees valuable disk space!
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