A gigabit is a unit of digital information that equals one billion bits. It is commonly used to measure the amount of data transfer in computer networking and Internet connections.

In practical terms, a gigabit can be thought of as the equivalent of 1,000 megabits or 1 million kilobits. A single gigabit contains enough information to fill more than four DVDs or two Blu-ray discs. Most broadband Internet connections have download speeds between 5 and 10 Mbps, which means it would take approximately two hours to download a 2 GB movie over a typical broadband connection. By comparison, a connection with 1 Gbps speed could theoretically download that same movie in just eight seconds!

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