If a file consisting of 50,000 characters takes 40 seconds to send, then the data rate is __________.
50,000 characters at 8 bits each are 400,000 bits, and \(400{,}000 / 40 = 10{,}000\) bits per second, that is 10 kbps. The figure 1.25 k is the number of characters sent per…
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If a file consisting of 50,000 characters takes 40 seconds to send, then the data rate is __________.
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50,000 characters at 8 bits each are 400,000 bits, and bits per second, that is 10 kbps. The figure 1.25 k is the number of characters sent per second, not kilobits per second.
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