Free CompTIA Tech+ FC0-U71 Actual Exam Questions - Question 5 Discussion

Guessing C since satellite signals travel much farther than DSL, fiber, or cable.

C/D? Satellite definitely gets hit with latency because of the distance signals travel to orbit and back, especially GEO satellites. Cable (D) can have some latency too, but it’s mostly a local loop issue and shorter distances. Fiber and DSL are generally faster for latency since they’re wired and don’t have that massive signal distance delay. So, satellite’s the clear frontrunner here on latency problems compared to the others.

Makes sense that satellite (C) would be the worst for latency since the signals have to travel all the way up to space and back down. The others use ground cables, so even if DSL or cable are slower bandwidth-wise, their latency should be way less. Fiber is usually fastest anyway, so it’s definitely not that one.

C. Satellite links have to travel much farther distances compared to wired ones, which naturally causes higher latency. Fiber and cable use physical cables close to the user, so their latency is way lower.

C. Satellite definitely has the highest latency when you consider traditional GEO satellites—they’re way up there, about 35,000 km, which means signals take a long time going back and forth. LEO satellites are faster but still not as low latency as fiber or cable. DSL and cable are usually faster because they use terrestrial lines. Fiber is obviously the fastest. So if the question is about traditional setups, satellite is the clear winner for latency problems.

Satellites (C) are tough because the signal literally travels to space and back, which adds unavoidable delay. Others like fiber or DSL don’t have that kind of physical distance issue.

C/D? Satellite usually has high latency but cable can sometimes lag too depending on the network. This one’s tricky without more context.