Exam 11: Computer Communication and the Internet

Who originally developed the IEEE 1394 connection,which is a high-speed serial connection available for computers and peripherals?

What does the DSL technology use for carrying the data?

What protocol is the most widely used for local-area networks (LANs)?

In LANs,_________ manage traffic congestion by employing a flow-control mechanism to direct traffic to alternative paths and provide protocol conversion when needed.

Two or more LANs linked together within a limited geographical area is called a(n)_____________.

What type of topology is the most common in today's LANs?

What was the system originally called that was developed in the early 1970s to link academic institutions and their researchers involved with military defense activities?

What term is used to indicate a computer,computer terminal,or personal computer?

What type of transmission is it when start/stop pulses are used in the coding of signals?

Which of the following capitalizes on a high-bandwidth network to deliver high-speed,two-way data?

What is the most common alphanumeric coding scheme for binary data?

Which of the following has become a nearly universal high-speed serial communications interface?

When troubleshooting computer networks,which command provides a way to verify the operation of the network?

The media used for transporting data in a modern computer network are either twisted-pair cables or ____________.

Which of the following is the common serial data connection for computer modems and the mouse interface?

How many peripherals can be connected to one USB port?

Which of the following means the external devices can be plugged in or unplugged at any time?

Two common problems that occur with unshielded twisted-pair wiring are that the pairs become crossed or _________.

All computer networks require some type of networking software to run the ___________.

In a synchronous system both sender and receiver are exactly synchronized to the same clock __________.