220-801 · Question #1001
Which of the following Internet connection types would typically have the GREATEST latency?
The correct answer is A. Satellite. Geostationary satellites orbit approximately 35,786 km above Earth. A signal must travel from the user's dish up to the satellite and back down to a ground station, then repeat in reverse - a round trip of roughly 70,000+ km. This introduces a baseline latency of approximately…
Question
Which of the following Internet connection types would typically have the GREATEST latency?
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- ASatellite
- BWiMAX
- CCellular
- DISDN
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(26 responses)- A96% (25)
- C4% (1)
Explanation
Geostationary satellites orbit approximately 35,786 km above Earth. A signal must travel from the user's dish up to the satellite and back down to a ground station, then repeat in reverse - a round trip of roughly 70,000+ km. This introduces a baseline latency of approximately 500–700 ms, far exceeding any ground-based technology. WiMAX, cellular, and ISDN all use terrestrial infrastructure with latencies typically under 100 ms.
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