What does the term "attenuation" mean in data communication?
1 loss of signal strength as distance increases
2 time for a signal to reach its destination
3 leakage of signals from one cable pair to another
4 strengthening of a signal by a networking device
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Answer / jitendera kumar sinha
attenuation is conserned with loss of signal strength as
distance increase
so coorect answer is 1
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Answer / abebe alambo
Attenuation:
->is decrease in signal amplitude over the length of a link.
->is the gradual loss in intensity of any kind of flux
through a medium.
->Or it is simply known as transmission loss.
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Answer / a gim
The ratio of a signal strength at the transmitting and
receiving ends of a cable.
Correct answer is 1.
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