LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.ccdeleted by creator to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoWhat does the word data mean per se ?message-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWhat does the word data mean per se ?LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.ccdeleted by creator to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
For example, my phone company provides me a total 2gb of data within my plan for a total month. The word data gets confusing for this varied use.
minus-squareprinterhell@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agomaybe think of it like water flowing through pipes: Apps, websites, videos, and maps are taps that use water. When you open an app or load a webpage, data flows from the internet to your phone (downloading). When you send a photo, message, or upload something, data flows from your phone to the internet (uploading). Your mobile plan gives you a certain amount of water (data). Some general data sizes Small image (thumbnail): 50 KB — e.g., 200×200px JPEG thumbnail photo, quick social-media preview. Single full page of text (plain): 10–50 KB — e.g., one A4 page saved as plain .txt or small Word .docx without images. Single full page of text (scanned PDF, image): 500 KB–2 MB — e.g., scanned A4 page at moderate resolution saved as PDF. Normal web page (text + images + CSS + JS): ~10-50MB — typical news article with several images and scripts.
maybe think of it like water flowing through pipes:
Apps, websites, videos, and maps are taps that use water.
When you open an app or load a webpage, data flows from the internet to your phone (downloading).
When you send a photo, message, or upload something, data flows from your phone to the internet (uploading).
Your mobile plan gives you a certain amount of water (data).
Some general data sizes
Small image (thumbnail): 50 KB — e.g., 200×200px JPEG thumbnail photo, quick social-media preview.
Single full page of text (plain): 10–50 KB — e.g., one A4 page saved as plain .txt or small Word .docx without images.
Single full page of text (scanned PDF, image): 500 KB–2 MB — e.g., scanned A4 page at moderate resolution saved as PDF.
Normal web page (text + images + CSS + JS): ~10-50MB — typical news article with several images and scripts.