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network performance
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- 1What can influence the wifi transmission speed?Bandwidth of wifi network
Number of people/devices accessing the network
Electrical interference from other devices
Devices connected on overlapping wifi channels
The distance away from the wireless access point. - 2Why might you experience interference with your WiFi device?Another device is using the same WiFi channel.
- 3What is meant by the "range" of a wifi connection?The distance the device is away from the wireless access point / router.
- 4Latencydescribes how much time (the delay) it takes for a data packet to travel across the network.
- 5What can cause interference on a wifi network?Electrical devices
Devices connected to the same wifi channel - 6What can affect the performance of a network?Hardware(routers, switches) software
- 7Transmission mediumThe method in which data is carried from one point to another (e.g. wired or wireless).
- 8BandwidthThe amount of data that can be transferred on a network in a given time.
- 9Fibre optic cables are often used for WANs because ....they provide very high bandwidth
- 10Why are users able to use different WiFi channels?Reduces interference with other devices.
- 11As a cable get ...... the signal can become too weak packets can be dropped.longer
- 12True or false The number of users on a network can affect the network performanceTrue
- 13Which transmission medium has the highest bandwidth?Fibre Optic cable
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- Flashcards on network performance, created by Jessica Duncan on 07/02/2022.
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