Broadband Connections questions with accurate
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ADSL (asymmetric DSL) Ans✓✓✓ These connections feature different
speeds for outbound(upload) and inbound(download) data. Generally,
this means faster download speeds and slower upload speeds. Ideal for
typical home users. Lower cost.
Broadband (in terms of internet connectivity) Ans✓✓✓ Used to refer to
any connectivity technology that isn't dial-up Internet. Broadband
Internet is almost always much faster than even the fastest dial-up
connections and refers to connections that are always on. This means
that they're long lasting connections that don't need to be established
with each use.
Cable Internet access can be described with what feature? Ans✓✓✓
Shared bandwidth
Cable Internet Access Ans✓✓✓ Fast, direct Internet access via cable
TV lines. This is the technology referred to when we say cable
broadband.
Cable modem Ans✓✓✓ The device that sits at the edge of a consumer's
network and connects it to the cable modem termination system, or
CMTS.
CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) Ans✓✓✓ Connects lots of
different cable connections to an ISP's core network.
, CO (central office) Ans✓✓✓ With technologies like DSL or even dial-
up, the connection from your home or business goes directly to this.
Technologies that connect directly to this can guarantee a certain amount
of bandwidth available over that connection since it's point to point.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Ans✓✓✓ By operating at a frequency
range that didn't interfere with normal phone calls, this technology was
able to send much more data across the wire than traditional dial-up
technologies. This allowed for normal voice phone calls and data
transfer to occur simultaneously on the same line.
DSLAM (DSL access multiplexer) Ans✓✓✓ Device that establishes
data connections across phone lines, but unlike dial-up connections,
they're usually long-running. The connection is generally established
when the device is powered on and isn't torn down until the device is
powered off.
FTTB Ans✓✓✓ Fiber to the Building(or Business or Basement); a
setup where fiber technologies are used for data delivery to an individual
building. After that, twisted pair copper is typically used to actually
connect those inside the building. May also be referred to as FTTP(fiber
to the premises).
FTTH Ans✓✓✓ Fiber to the home; used in instances where fiber is
actually run to each individual residence in a neighborhood or apartment
building. May also be referred to as FTTP(fiber to the premises).
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ADSL (asymmetric DSL) Ans✓✓✓ These connections feature different
speeds for outbound(upload) and inbound(download) data. Generally,
this means faster download speeds and slower upload speeds. Ideal for
typical home users. Lower cost.
Broadband (in terms of internet connectivity) Ans✓✓✓ Used to refer to
any connectivity technology that isn't dial-up Internet. Broadband
Internet is almost always much faster than even the fastest dial-up
connections and refers to connections that are always on. This means
that they're long lasting connections that don't need to be established
with each use.
Cable Internet access can be described with what feature? Ans✓✓✓
Shared bandwidth
Cable Internet Access Ans✓✓✓ Fast, direct Internet access via cable
TV lines. This is the technology referred to when we say cable
broadband.
Cable modem Ans✓✓✓ The device that sits at the edge of a consumer's
network and connects it to the cable modem termination system, or
CMTS.
CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) Ans✓✓✓ Connects lots of
different cable connections to an ISP's core network.
, CO (central office) Ans✓✓✓ With technologies like DSL or even dial-
up, the connection from your home or business goes directly to this.
Technologies that connect directly to this can guarantee a certain amount
of bandwidth available over that connection since it's point to point.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Ans✓✓✓ By operating at a frequency
range that didn't interfere with normal phone calls, this technology was
able to send much more data across the wire than traditional dial-up
technologies. This allowed for normal voice phone calls and data
transfer to occur simultaneously on the same line.
DSLAM (DSL access multiplexer) Ans✓✓✓ Device that establishes
data connections across phone lines, but unlike dial-up connections,
they're usually long-running. The connection is generally established
when the device is powered on and isn't torn down until the device is
powered off.
FTTB Ans✓✓✓ Fiber to the Building(or Business or Basement); a
setup where fiber technologies are used for data delivery to an individual
building. After that, twisted pair copper is typically used to actually
connect those inside the building. May also be referred to as FTTP(fiber
to the premises).
FTTH Ans✓✓✓ Fiber to the home; used in instances where fiber is
actually run to each individual residence in a neighborhood or apartment
building. May also be referred to as FTTP(fiber to the premises).
