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Bandwidth is a measure of how much information can be sent over a connection in a given amount of time. More bandwidth means more information can be sent and received per second; faster "uploads" and "downloads". Web pages will load quicker, and YouTube videos will load sooner.

A good analogy for how bandwidth usage works is:

The computers on a network are like people waiting in line to use an information desk, and the network is like the help staff behind the counter. When there are more people wishing to use the service, it takes longer to get to the end of the line. However, if there are more people behind the counter the line can move faster because more people can be helped at the same time.

A large number of computers on a network with low bandwidth will have a slower connection, but a network with high bandwidth can service computers faster.

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