Bandwidth, Latency & Compression Quiz

What is the measure of the amount of data that can be transferred from one computer to another in a given period of time?

• Bits per second

• Milliseconds

• Megabits per second

• Gigabits per second

What is the measure of the time it takes for a data packet to transfer over a network?

• Nanoseconds

• Microseconds

• Seconds

• Milliseconds

Which type of compression permanently deletes certain bits of data to reduce file size?

• Lossless Compression

• RAR Compression

• ZIP Compression

• Lossy Compression

Which type of compression is commonly used for documents like text files and spreadsheets?

• JPEG Compression

• PNG Compression

• Lossless Compression

• GIF Compression

What is the purpose of a hardware CODEC?

• To store and transmit voice data

• To reduce file size

• To decode digital data into an analogue form

• To compress audio and video data

What is the purpose of a software CODEC?

• To encode analogue data into digital data

• To store and transmit voice data

• To compress audio and video data

• To decode digital data into an analogue form

Which type of network traffic is more reliant on bandwidth than latency?

• Online Gaming

• Online Streaming

• Video Calls

• Cloud-based Software

Which type of network traffic is more reliant on latency than bandwidth?

• Cloud-based Software

• Video Calls

• Online Streaming

• Online Gaming

What is the downside of using CODECs in networking?

• Compatibility issues due to the variety of CODECs available

• Inability to compress data efficiently

• Increased file size after compression

• Inability to transmit audio and video data

Which type of compression reduces the quality of a file and cannot be decompressed back to its original quality?

• Lossy Compression

• Lossless Compression

• ZIP Compression

• RAR Compression