More specifically, the Activity monitor app displays the following –
- Packets in, Packets out: The total number of packets received and sent.
- Packets in/sec, Packets out/sec: The speed of information being transferred (in packets per second).
- Data received, Data sent: The total amount of information moved (in megabytes).
- Data received/sec, Data sent/sec: The amount of information moved over time (in bytes per second), also called throughput. This number is also displayed in the graph.
The Activity Monitor app is pre-installed on all Mac and Macbook devices, so you can get started with the monitoring network activity on your device, right on boot.
