Up&down load speed

I hope this is the right forum for this since I am using AExBS for my internet connection via DSL. First, I see speeds listed as KBps and kbps. What is the difference? Second, when I download things I see approx 35KB/s as the speed but my DSL is 1.5
Mbps. Can someone explain to this portly senior citizen in simple terms the differences or better yet a web site to does.

B == Byte == 8 bits
b == bit == 1/8 Byte
M == Mega or million
MB == MegaBytes
mb == megabits
Your DSL is probably 1.5 Mbps which is 187.5kBps (1,500,000/8).

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