Exam 7: Computer Networks

One of the early Ethernet protocols (called 10BASE-T) supports transmission rates of 10 Mbps.

A ____ is a network that covers a relatively small geographical area, such as a home, office building, or school.

An emerging type of mobile phone is the cellular/satellite ____ phone that can be used with cellular service when it is available and then switches to satellite service when cellular service is not available.

The accompanying figure displays a ____.

Some monitoring systems in use today use the RFID tags and RFID readers to monitor the status of objects (such as shipping boxes, livestock, or expensive equipment) to which the RFID tags are attached.

A global positioning system (GPS) consists of ____ and a group of GPS satellites.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 7-1 Robert is a medical writer for a pharmaceutical company. The company allows Robert to work from home. Every day, Robert uses ____ to have a real-time, face-to-face meeting with his boss.

In general, Wi-Fi is designed for medium-range data transfers-typically between 100 and 300 feet both indoors and outdoors.

A(n) small area network (SAN) is a network that covers a relatively small geographical area, such as a home, office building, or school.

With telesurgery , at least one of the surgeons performs the operation by controlling the robot remotely, such as over the Internet or another network.

Because there may be many Bluetooth devices within range, up to 10 individual Bluetooth networks (called piconets ) can be in place within the same physical area at one time.

The original first-generation cell phones were ____ and designed for voice data only.

____ is typically used with LANs that have a star topology and can be used in conjunction with twisted-pair, coaxial, or fiber-optic cabling.

____________________ networks can be used during transport to monitor the temperature inside cargo containers to ensure that products stay within the allowable temperature range.

A personal area network (PAN) is a network of personal devices for one individual, such as his or her portable computer, mobile phone, and printer.

A Slingbox is designed to ____________________ multimedia content-that is, to allow viewers to view content of their choosing at a more convenient location.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 7-1 Robert is a medical writer for a pharmaceutical company. The company allows Robert to work from home. Robert's job is a(n) ____ job.

A network, in general, is a connected system of objects or people.

\ The accompanying figure illustrates a(n) ring network.

The accompanying figure shows a(n) ____________________.