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What is the default location for Microsoft Office Templates?

In Windows XP, the default location for Microsoft Office Templates for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, etc. is: C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Application Data\Microsoft\Addins In Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8, the default location for Microsoft Office Templates is: C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Addins

How fast is a Gigabit Network? (Transfer Rate)

When talking about a Gigabit Network, the first thing we have to address is Bits versus Bytes. Bits When we talk about network hardware, we are commonly using the term Megabit.  For example, a 10/100 Fast Ethernet Network Card is 10/100 Megabit.  1 Gigabit (Gb) equals 1024 Megabits (Mb).  Bytes When Microsoft Windows displays the network transfer speed, it is displayed using Megabytes (mb) not Megabits (Mb). One Megabit (Mb) equals 0.125 Megabytes (mb).  There are 8 Megabytes (mb) in 1 Megabit (Mb). Theoretical Transfer Speed Since there are 8 Megabytes (mb) in 1 Megabit (Mb), we can determine the theoretical maximum network transfer speed in Megabytes.  1 Gigabit equals 1024 Megabits which equals 128 Megabytes.  In theory, a 1 Gigabit Network should provide us with a transfer speed of 128 Megabytes. Average Transfer Speed On a 100 Megabit network using CAT-5/CAT-6, the average transfer rate is 8.6 Megabytes to 12.5 Megabytes. On a Gigabit network (1024 Meg...