A company can choose between two wired connections. Connection B has a higher bandwidth than connection A.
Give two benefits to the company of choosing connection B.
Mark scheme
Award one mark for any of the following up to a maximum of two marks:
- Files/data download/upload more quickly (1)
- More employees can use the connection at the same time without it slowing down (1)
- Web pages/streamed video load more quickly with less buffering (1)
- Video calls/conferencing run at a higher quality (1)
- Updates/backups can be completed in less time (1)
Allow 'multiple users' or 'more devices' for the shared-use point
Allow 'video streams more quickly' or 'less buffering' on their own
Do not accept lower latency, as a higher bandwidth does not reduce latency
Do not accept 'more data can be transferred per second' or 'a bigger bandwidth', as these repeat what bandwidth is
Do not accept 'more reliable' on its own, as a higher bandwidth does not make a wired connection more reliable
Example answers and how they were marked
Files will download more quickly, and more employees can use the internet at the same time without the connection slowing down.
Why: Files download more quickly (1) and more users without slowdown (1).
Web pages will load faster and the connection will have a longer range.
Why: Web pages load faster (1); the range of a connection is not increased by bandwidth, so that point is not credited.
The connection will be more reliable because it has a bigger bandwidth.
Why: 'More reliable' is not credited on its own and 'bigger bandwidth' repeats the question, so no marks.