Bandwidth

Bandwidth is a term in electronics for a range of frequencies within a given band of transmitting signals. It is also the transmission capacity of a computer network or telecommunication system.

On the internet, bandwidth refers to the capacity of data/ information that can be carried through a channel, typically from website or server, in a given time interval. Bandwidth is thus a synonym for data transfer on the internet. As more information is carried through the channel greater is the use of bandwidth. So logically, a video would take up much more bandwidth than for example an e-mail. A bandwidth shortage is said to have occurred when at any point the demand to carry information exceeds the carrier or channel’s capacity. A bandwidth is typically expressed in bits per second (bps).

The energy or mental capacity required to deal with a situation is also called bandwidth.