<em><u>The period of a wave or periodic time is the time taken for a complete oscillation to occur. </u></em>For example its is the time taken between two successive crests or troughs.
<em><u>The beats or oscillation that occur in one second represents the frequency. Frequency is the number of complete oscillations or beats in one second in a wave.</u></em>
Frequency, measured in Hertz is given by the reciprocal of the periodic time.
Thus; <u><em>Frequency or beats per second = 1/(1/4) = 4</em></u>