Exam 5: Distribution by Wired Relays, Wireless Relays, and Over the Internet

Which of the following statements about satellite transmissions is true?

One disadvantage of fiber-optic cables is their small size and light weight.

Today, switching on the Internet superhighway is handled through use of patch cords.

In the future, this technology may be the focal point of a future home network connecting a wide variety of digital and analog communication devices and services.

The pattern cable systems rely on to deliver programs to subscribers is called a(n) __________ pattern.

Part of the satellite that both receives and transmits signals, amplifies them, and retransmits them back to Earth is called the

This pioneering software program, introduced in 1993, used icons and point-and-click features and is called

In a microwave relay, towers are spaced about __________ miles apart.

Most American homes use a modem-equipped computer hooked to a conventional voice telephone line to reach the Internet.

This technology is needed to receive PPV programming.

Signals on interactive media must be routed or __________ from source to intended receiver.