Connection Types

Question 1

Connection types

Answer 1

Copper coaxial cabling, Fibre-optic, Wi-Fi, Mobile Data

Question 2

Copper cabling date first used

Answer 2

1876

Question 3

Ethernet cables contain

Answer 3

Copper cabling as well

Question 4

Fibre optics science

Answer 4

Made from glass, fibre core carries light down the cable

Question 5

Fibre-optics maximum speed in 2018

Answer 5

5,000gbps

Question 6

Wi-fi transmits through

Answer 6

Microwaves

Question 7

Wireless access point (WAP) obstacles

Answer 7

Location of objects in room can affect signal. E.g. brick will reduce signal by 8db

Question 8

Mobile quality performance is affected by:

Answer 8

Proximity to base station, obstacles like hills, network congestion, weather

Question 9

In good conditions a mobile phone must be within __ miles of a mast

Answer 9

22 miles

Question 10

Mobile broadband signal cannot travel through

Answer 10

Hills, tunnels

Question 11

City signals

Answer 11

More smaller antennas as there are lots of obstacles

Question 12

Weather effects on signal

Answer 12

Raindrops, dust particles, thunderstorms, fog, cloud, snow

Question 13

Bandwidth

Answer 13

The amount of data that can travel down a line

Question 14

Congestion

Answer 14

If there is a lot of traffic, you will have to wait in a queue

Question 15

Network choice factors:

Answer 15

Number of users, connection type, distance from WAP, blackspots, weather, cost

Question 16

Security of mobile and wi-fi signals

Answer 16

Bad, can be read by anyone

Question 17

Wi-fi encryption can be used such as:

Answer 17

WPA, WEP, WPA2

Question 18

Cost

Answer 18

Fibre-optics cost a lot, ethernet cables are cheap, routers are inexpensive

Question 19

Bottlenecks

Answer 19

Device, connection method (wires)