What is megahertz in computer networking?

Answer by  blahblahblah (82)

Megahertz is the unit of measure used to determine the speed of random access memory or the computers processor speed. In networking the unit of measure is megabits or megabytes. While they sound similar they are two different units of measure. The network unit of measure is used to determine the speed of the network connection.

Answer by  appuceles (33)

Megahertz refers to a number of hertz. Hertz can be defined as the unit of frequency. That is, number of cycles per second. 1 megahertz is equal to one million cycles per second. Megahertz is represented by MHz. GHz is a higher unit of Megahertz. It can be used to calculate the time taken for data transfer.

Answer by  XTC46 (394)

A megahert is a meassuement of processor speed. It is used to indicate how fast a processor is in a computer or other device.

Answer by  1234563 (112)

Megahertz is a measurement for finding the speed of microprocessors (clock speed). One megahertz represents one million cycles per second.