Exam 5: Making Connections Efficient: Multiplexing and Compression

____ replaces any repetitions of the same bit or byte that occur in a sequence of data with a single occurrence of the bit/byte and a run count,or simply with a run count.

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Question 61

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)and ____________________,are powerful standards for multiplexing data streams over a single medium.

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Question 62

In ____________________,the sharing of the medium is accomplished by dividing available transmission time among users.

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Question 63

The Lempel-Ziv algorithm can be fairly effective in compressing data.

(True/False)

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Question 64

Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)is,in essence,a time division multiplexing technique.

(True/False)

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Question 65

How does Wavelength division multiplexing work?

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Question 66

In general,the device that accepts input from one or more users is called the ____________________.

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Question 67

____ gives each incoming source signal a turn to be transmitted,proceeding through the sources in round-robin fashion.

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Question 68

As with a simple connection between one sending device and one receiving device,maintaining synchronization across a multiplexed link is important.

(True/False)

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Question 69

SONET was developed in the United States by ____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 70

The device that is attached to the receiving end of the medium and splits off each signal to deliver it to the appropriate receiver is called the second multiplexor,or ____.

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Question 71

SONET defines a hierarchy of signaling levels,or data transmission rates,called ____.

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Question 72

____________________,transmits data only from active users and does not transmit empty time slots.

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Question 73

One way to make a connection between two devices more efficient is to compress the data that transfers over the connection.

(True/False)

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Question 74

SONET is a more modern term for the older T-1 system.

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Question 75

Cell phones are an example of dynamically assigned channels.

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Question 76

How does time division multiplexing work?

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Question 77

Multiplexing is a technique typically performed at the network access layer of the TCP/IP protocol suite.

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Question 78

With a(n)____________________ compression technique,no data is lost due to compression.

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Question 79

Code division multiplexing can produce system capacities that are ____ times those of frequency division multiplexing systems.

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____ replaces any repetitions of the same bit or byte that occur in a sequence of data with a single occurrence of the bit/byte and a run count,or simply with a run count.

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)and ____________________,are powerful standards for multiplexing data streams over a single medium.

In ____________________,the sharing of the medium is accomplished by dividing available transmission time among users.

The Lempel-Ziv algorithm can be fairly effective in compressing data.

Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)is,in essence,a time division multiplexing technique.

How does Wavelength division multiplexing work?

In general,the device that accepts input from one or more users is called the ____________________.

____ gives each incoming source signal a turn to be transmitted,proceeding through the sources in round-robin fashion.

As with a simple connection between one sending device and one receiving device,maintaining synchronization across a multiplexed link is important.

SONET was developed in the United States by ____.

The device that is attached to the receiving end of the medium and splits off each signal to deliver it to the appropriate receiver is called the second multiplexor,or ____.

SONET defines a hierarchy of signaling levels,or data transmission rates,called ____.

____________________,transmits data only from active users and does not transmit empty time slots.

One way to make a connection between two devices more efficient is to compress the data that transfers over the connection.

SONET is a more modern term for the older T-1 system.

Cell phones are an example of dynamically assigned channels.

How does time division multiplexing work?

Multiplexing is a technique typically performed at the network access layer of the TCP/IP protocol suite.

With a(n)____________________ compression technique,no data is lost due to compression.

Code division multiplexing can produce system capacities that are ____ times those of frequency division multiplexing systems.

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Conducted and Wireless Media

Making Connections

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