Which two options are drawbacks to wireless media compared to wired methods? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. latency and jitter C. packet loss. Wireless media introduces latency and jitter (B) because signals travel through air and must contend with interference, distance degradation, and protocol overhead - causing variable delays. Packet loss (C) is also more common wirelessly since radio signals are susceptible to…

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Ahigher security
Blatency and jitter
Cpacket loss
Dfaster data transmission
Elower costs

How the community answered

(37 responses)

A
5% (2)
B
92% (34)
E
3% (1)

Explanation

Wireless media introduces latency and jitter (B) because signals travel through air and must contend with interference, distance degradation, and protocol overhead - causing variable delays. Packet loss (C) is also more common wirelessly since radio signals are susceptible to physical obstacles, competing signals, and environmental interference that wired copper or fiber simply don't face.

The distractors are wrong because wireless is generally less secure than wired (ruling out A), slower in data transmission due to shared spectrum and overhead (ruling out D), and often more expensive when accounting for access points, repeaters, and enterprise-grade security infrastructure (ruling out E).

Memory tip: Think "wireless = unreliable air" - air causes jitter (bumpy ride), packet loss (things get lost in air), while wired gives you a direct physical pipe that's faster, safer, and increasingly cost-effective at scale.

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