Assignment 1: Lab: Connectivity Assessment

A good Internet connection is essential for a device user, but what does good mean?

In this Lab, you will assess your own network connectivity and describe each connection specification.

There are many websites offering Internet performance testing. You will need to locate a test that includes:

download speed

upload speed

packet loss

latency

jitter

You may post to the Lab Support Discussion for suggestions if needed.

For each of the metrics, you need to:

Provide a definition for the metric.

Describe briefly what might cause an issue with this metric.

Use the test to find your systems value.

Assess your system performance for the metric. Is it what you expect for your system? Does it indicate any potential issue? Justify your conclusions.