Which one of these interfaces is the fastest? Bonus question: Which is the slowest?
A) USB 3.0
B) Gigabit Ethernet
C) FireWire 800
D) SATA revision 2.0
E) IEEE 802.11n
F) A watched progress meter never moves
The fastest interface: A) USB 3.0, and the slowest interface: E) IEEE 802.11n
USB 3.0 – 5 gigabits per second
Gigabit Ethernet – 1 gigabit per second
FireWire 800 – 800 megabits per second
SATA revision 2.0 – 3 gigabits per second
IEEE 802.11n – 150 megabits per stream, 600 megabits with the four stream maximum
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