Connection/Network Types

Question 1

Satellite connections

Answer 1

Speed: 50 Mbit/s down and 3 Mbit/s up
faces high latency issues due to distance
functions through line of sight

Question 2

Fiber Connections

Answer 2

Has high internet speeds
expensvie instillation and difficult to repair
long distance communication

Question 3

Cable connections

Answer 3

Speed: 50 Mbit/s - 1,000 Mbit/s
transfers data with DOCSIS standard
transmitts data through multiple freqs in the same wire

Question 4

DSL type comms

Answer 4

Speed: 2oo Mbit/s downstream,
20Mbit/s Updtream
Limitied by CO Distance

Question 5

Cellular Network connections

Answer 5

turns a device into a router via tethering giving it 802.11

Question 6

WISP (wireless interment service provider) Connections

Answer 6

sending of info/data to ground locations in the area
requires outdoor antennae
Speed: 10-1000 M/bit s

Question 7

Local Area Network (LAN)

Answer 7

network that connects devices in your building or a nearby building
provides 802.11 and Ethernet

Question 8

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Answer 8

Network for communication throughout the world
Connects lans arcoss a distance
methods pt to pt serial, MPLS etc..

Question 9

Personal Area Network (PAN)

Answer 9

your own private network
used by NFC, bluetooth, and IR

Question 10

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

Answer 10

network used by the locations in the same cities/area
Use often by governments

Question 11

Storage Area Network (SAN)

Answer 11

allows communication to central storage facility
(block access)
needs a huge amount of bandwidth
has their own network, isolated

Question 12

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

Answer 12

uses 802.11 network
used in building or a limited area
extended through access points