INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET
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Question
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High network traffic can lead to____
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data packet collisions
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more users on a network
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faster transmissions of data
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packets only being sent once
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -If you have a two-lane highway that’s designed to handle 1000 cars per hour, that’s the highway’s bandwidth. Now, if you try to shove 3000 cars down that same highway (same cars, same weather conditions, same time of day), all the traffic will begin to slow down. This slowdown is congestion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Network congestion can cause dropped packets (aka packet loss), and increased latency and jitter. That’s because, when network congestion occurs, data packets can accumulate (like cars in a traffic jam), leading to a huge buffer. It then takes time to empty and refill the buffer, which increases latency and jitter.
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