4.0

I am trying to do the task 4.0 but am unable to access the links. This is unfortunate as i am unable to finish the questions i am trying to answer a few which i will include here.....

1.What is broadband?

• Definition:
  
  1. covering many frequencies: using a wide range of electromagnetic frequencies
  2. transferring data fast: able to transfer large amounts of data at high speed
• Taken directly from Encarta World English Dictionary
  

2. What units are used to measure bandwidth?

• The effective carrying capacity of a telecommunications transmission medium. Bandwidth describes how much information can be pushed through an electronic "pipe" at any given time. In digital systems the unit of measure of bandwidth is bits per second. For instance, a voice transmission by telephone requires a bandwidth of about 3000 cycles per second (3KHz)

Taken Directly from:http://www.tandberg.com/glossary/bandwidth.jsp
(Talks about what mr lennon was explaining to us about a tap)

3. How much faster is broadband than dial up?

• Dial up is only able to be used through a phone circuit to access data connectivity. The most you are able to get is 56Kbps. Broadband is reffered to be a 'broad bandwidth' connection. This makes it allow more data to move through a medium at the same pace.
• Taken from http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080819203121AAoiuaJ but i have put it in my own words.

4. What are the speeds that broadband operates at compared to dial up?

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5. What are some of the advantages of using a broadband connection to download something like a video compared to dial up?

Broadband allows instant downloading of complex websites.

Taken from:http://www.broadbandpackages.org/benefits-of-using-broadband/