Factors affecting Connection Speeds

Question 1

Name the 6 factors that affect connection speed

Answer 1

• Proximity to the telephone exchange
• Type of connection (either fibre or copper)
• Type of router (effected by age)
• Amount of bandwidth avaliable
• **Amount of users online **(theres limited bandwidth from the ISP and network provider)
• **Throttling **(limits internet speed/connection allowed)