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  2. Speedtest.net - Wikipedia

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    Internet speed test. License. Freeware. Website. www .speedtest .net. Speedtest.net, also known as Speedtest by Ookla, is a web service that provides free analysis of Internet access performance metrics, such as connection data rate and latency. It is the flagship product of Ookla, a web testing and network diagnostics company founded in 2006 ...

  3. Speedof.me - Wikipedia

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    SpeedOf.Me is an internet speed test service which uses browser capabilities such as HTML5 and JavaScript to test the internet speed of the user. SpeedOf.Me utilizes multiple servers around the world, with the server used being chosen automatically based on location. [1] [2] It is financed through its paid API [3] as well as an advertising ...

  4. Measuring network throughput - Wikipedia

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    Bandwidth test software. Bandwidth test software is used to determine the maximum bandwidth of a network or internet connection. It is typically undertaken by attempting to download or upload the maximum amount of data in a certain period of time, or a certain amount of data in the minimum amount of time.

  5. 5G - Wikipedia

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    The new networks have higher download speeds, with a peak speed of 10 gigabits per second (Gbit/s) when there is only one user in the network. [1] 5G has higher bandwidth to deliver faster speeds than 4G and can connect more devices, improving the quality of Internet services in crowded areas. [2]

  6. Bandwidth throttling - Wikipedia

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    Bandwidth throttling is also used as a measurement of data rate on Internet speed test websites. Throttling can be used to actively limit a user's upload and download rates on programs such as video streaming , BitTorrent protocols and other file sharing applications, as well as even out the usage of the total bandwidth supplied across all ...

  7. History of the Internet - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Internet has its origin in the efforts of scientists and engineers to build and interconnect computer networks.The Internet Protocol Suite, the set of rules used to communicate between networks and devices on the Internet, arose from research and development in the United States and involved international collaboration, particularly with researchers in the United Kingdom and ...

  8. Browser speed test - Wikipedia

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    Browser speed test. A browser speed test is a computer benchmark that scores the performance of a web browser, by measuring the browser's efficiency in completing a predefined list of tasks. In general the testing software is available online, located on a website, where different algorithms are loaded and performed in the browser client.

  9. Broadband - Wikipedia

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    In telecommunications, broadband or high speed is the wide-bandwidth data transmission that exploits signals at a wide spread of frequencies or several different simultaneous frequencies, and is used in fast Internet access. The transmission medium can be coaxial cable, optical fiber, wireless Internet , twisted pair cable, or satellite.