COMPUTER NETWORKING

WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP

WIRELESS NETWORKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these IS an advantage of copper cables over fibre optic cables?
A
They are more robust
B
They enable data to travel faster
C
They are cheaper than fibre optic cables
D
They can be used over longer distances
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fiber optic cables transmit data at much higher speed than copper wires. This is because the speed of light is greater than the speed of electrons. Fiber optic cables have a much larger bandwidth of over 60 Tbps in comparison to 10 Gbps bandwidth of copper wires. Fiber optic cables have very low attenuation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overall, fibre is more expensive than copper in the short run, but it may actually be less expensive in the long run. Fibre typically costs less to maintain, has much less downtime, and requires less networking hardware. And fibre eliminates the need to recable for higher network performance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fiber optic cables have a much greater bandwidth than metal cables. This means that they can carry more data. Fiber optic cables are less susceptible than metal cables to interference to electromagnetic radiation. Fiber optic cables are much thinner and lighter than metal wires.

Detailed explanation-4: -Also, Fiber-optic internet is not susceptible to any changes in the weather like copper cables, leading to damage of data.

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