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Throughput is a measure of how much data a system can process in a given amount of time, representing the volume of work or information flowing through a system over a specific period. It is used to measure the efficiency of components like networks, storage devices, or applications, and is commonly measured in units like bits per second (\(b/s\)) or transactions per second (TPS). A higher throughput indicates a faster, more efficient system. 

Key aspects of throughput What it measures: The quantity of data processed or transferred per unit of time, such as the number of megabytes downloaded per second or the number of transactions a web server can handle per second.

How it's measured: It is measured using performance testing tools, and the units depend on the system being evaluated.

Network throughput: Often measured in bits per second (bps) or bytes per second (Bps).

Application throughput: Typically measured in transactions per second (TPS).

Storage throughput: Often measured in bytes per second (Bps).

Factors affecting it: Throughput is impacted by a variety of factors, depending on the system.

For networks: Bandwidth, network congestion, network processing power, and the type of transmission media (e.g., fiber optic cable, radio waves).

For computer systems: CPU speed, memory, operating system performance, and storage device speed.