Exam 7: Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

The ________ layer is responsible for placing packets on and receiving them from the network medium,which could be any networking technology.

Sometimes LANs are described in terms of the way their components are connected together,or their topology.

Gordon is wondering what is the best physical transmission media to use for high-volume,long-distance,point-to-point communication that his firm needs.Which media should Gordon consider for his situation?

A ________ network treats all processors equally and is used primarily in small networks with 10 or fewer users.

Increasingly,voice and data ________ as well as Internet access are taking place over broadband wireless platforms,such as cell phones,handheld digital devices,and PCs in wireless networks.

________ attempt to solve the problem of finding useful information on the Web nearly instantly and,arguably,they are the "killer app" of the Internet era.

The ________ routes and manages communications on the network and coordinates network resources.

Canadian Internet service lags behind that of many other nations in overall speed,cost,and quality of service,adding credibility to this argument.

Canadian Internet service ________ behind that of many other nations in overall speed,cost,and quality of service,adding credibility to this argument.

________ connections provided by cable television vendors use digital cable coaxial lines to deliver high-speed Internet access to homes and businesses.

A(n)________ is a box consisting of a radio receiver/transmitter and antennas that links to a wired network,router,or hub.

Search engines attempt to solve the problem of finding useful information on the Web nearly instantly and,arguably,they are the "killer app" of the Internet era.

In a ________,one station transmits signals,which travel in both directions along a single transmission segment.

Describe and explain the idea of "network neutrality." Are you in favour of network neutrality? Why or why not?

Web browser software requests Web pages from the Internet using which protocol?

A ________ is a discrete,binary waveform,rather than a continuous waveform.

If you had to connect the computers for two or more employees together in the same office,you would need a computer ________.

Wi-Fi enables users to freely roam from hotspot to hotspot even if the hotspot is using different Wi-Fi network services.

Digital subscriber line (DSL)provided by cable television vendors use digital cable coaxial lines to deliver high-speed Internet access to homes and businesses.

Central large mainframe computing has largely replaced client/server computing.