COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
TYPES OF NETWORKS
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Fibre optics use light transmitted in glass threads while ethernet uses copper wires and electrical signals
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Fibre optics use copper wires and electrical signals while ethernet uses light transmitted in glass threads
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Fibre optics use light transmitted in glass threads while ethernet uses wireless signals on 4G
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Fibre optics use wireless signals on 4G while ethernet uses copper and electrical signals
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Detailed explanation-1: -Speed is the first and most obvious difference between fiber optics and Ethernet. Fiber is clearly faster, being able to sustain data speeds more than 100x faster than Ethernet under ideal conditions. That being said, it becomes a question of whether an environment needs data speeds that fast.
Detailed explanation-2: -Copper carries electrical pulses along its metal strands. Fiber optics, on the other hand, carry pulses of light along flexible glass threads. This difference often equates to fiber being the best solution for a new or upgraded network, and therefore being worth the heavier up-front investment.
Detailed explanation-3: -While they are essentially the same word, with the noted spelling differences based on location, in tech, fiber is used for the cables, while fibre is used for the network protocol used to transmit information along cables, because the protocol can be used both by fiber cables and copper cables.
Detailed explanation-4: -A more modern take on the Ethernet cable is fiber optic. Instead of depending on electrical currents, fiber optic cables send signals using beams of light, which is much faster. In fact, fiber optic cables can support modern 10Gbps networks with ease, making them much faster than copper cables.