COMPUTER NETWORKING

WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP

WIRELESS NETWORKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the technical word for ‘Delay’?
A
Bandwidth
B
Latency
C
Backbone router
D
Web Server
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Latency is a synonym for delay. In telecommunications, low latency is associated with a positive user experience (UX) while high latency is associated with poor UX. In computer networking, latency is an expression of how much time it takes for a data packet to travel from one designated point to another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many other types of latency exist, such as RAM latency (a.k.a. “CAS latency"), CPU latency, audio latency, and video latency. The common thread between all of these is some type of bottleneck that results in a delay.

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