Exam 6: Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime

An access point (AP) is the part of a wireless local area network (WLAN) that connects it to other networks.

The process of deciding which path data takes on a network is called _____.

The _____ of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model formats message packets.

A _____ is a hardware device that allows several nodes to share one communication channel.

A network interface card (NIC) operates at the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model's _____ layers.

In the bus topology, a hardware device called _____ is used at each end of the cable to absorb the transmitted signal.

A(n) _____ is a device that connects a user to the Internet.

A hierarchical topology is also called a _____.

In data communication, _____ refers to integrating voice, video, and data so that multimedia information can be used for decision making.

In the context of data communication, which of the following is true of e-collaboration?

A routing table lists _____.

In _____, each department has its own computer for performing and controlling processing tasks.

In a(n) _____, if any link between nodes is severed, the entire network is affected, and failure of a single node disrupts the entire network.

Which of the following problems is resolved by distributed processing?

_____ is the electronic transfer of data from one location to another.

__________is the loss of power in a signal as it travels from the sending device to the receiving device.

The _____ of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) modelspecifies the electrical connections between computers and the transmission medium and is primarily concerned with transmitting binary data, or bits, over a communication network.

In _____ data transmission, multiple pieces of data are sent simultaneously to increase the transmission rate.

_____ is responsible for packet forwarding.

Identify a topology used by traditional mainframe networks.