Question

Which of the following is the most appropriate unit to describe the rate at which data is transferred using the internet?

Answer 1

Megabits per second, because the independent quality is time in seconds and dependent quality is amount of data in megabits.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

Mbps, or megabits per second.

Explanation:

The standard measurement unit of data sent or received over the Internet is megabits per second.  This means "millions of bits per second."