1.2. Differentiate Between Bandwidth and Throughput. 100-150 Practice Questions (Page 9)

Questions 41–41

1. 41application · medium

   A network engineer is comparing two internet connections for a branch office. Connection A has a bandwidth of 100 Mbps and a latency of 20 ms. Connection B has a bandwidth of 50 Mbps and a latency of 5 ms. The office primarily transfers large files. Which connection will likely provide better throughput for large file transfers, and why?

   • ABoth will provide the same throughput because latency and bandwidth are independent and cancel each other out.
   • BConnection B, because lower latency reduces the time for each packet to arrive, which is the main factor for large transfers.
   • CConnection A, because higher bandwidth allows more data to be transferred per second, which is the main factor for large transfers.
   • DConnection B, because lower latency always results in higher throughput regardless of bandwidth.
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