Computer Science GCSE
Latency
What Latency means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Latency
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
The time delay between the moment data is transmitted and the moment it is received.
The time delay between a data packet being sent and it reaching its destination.
Topics that use Latency
- Networks (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Topic 4: Networks (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bandwidth
- Protocol
- IP Address
- MAC Address
- Packet
- Penetration Testing
- Wide Area Network (WAN)
- Local Area Network (LAN)
Using Latency in the exam
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