Exam 10: Communicating Digital Content

What is the term used to connect a device to a network that has an IP address?

A(n) ____________________ is a high-speed network that connects networks in an area such as a city or town and handles the bulk of communications activity across that region.

Discuss what hardware is needed for a wireless, Internet-connected home network.

You are purchasing a new mobile phone, and are learning about categories of cellular transmissions. You ask the sales person what the 'G' stands for in the categories 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G. What does he reply?

The main differentiation among network classifications is whether they are wired or wireless.

The area of network communications standards is an area with which you are not familiar, so you have decided to study it in some detail. You expect to have to network a wide range of devices in the near future, so this is a timely subject of study. You are looking for a technology that will replace the requirement for a line-of-sight transmission between devices like digital cameras, fax machines, and printers, and you also would like the data transfers between the devices to occur at a rate of up to 3 Mbps. Which of the following network standards is a good match for your needs?

Data, instructions, and information travel along transmission media in either analog or digital form, depending on the transmission media.

Which of the following is a 4G standard?

The fifth generation of cellular transmissions is expected to provide artificial intelligence capabilities on wearable devices.

Which of the following statements best describes the Ethernet network standard?

What is another term for an Internet peer-to-peer network?

With ISDN, the same telephone line that could carry only one computer signal now can carry three or more signals at once through the same line, using a technique called ____________________.

Which statement best describes how the RFID standard works?

Which of the following are radio waves that provide a high-speed signal transmission?

Which of the following is an earth-based reflective dish that contains the antenna, transceivers, and other equipment necessary for microwave communications?

A WLAN cannot communicate with a wired LAN.

Most of today's computer networks use coaxial cable.

Which of the following is a network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network should control when data can be transmitted?

Discuss fiber-optic cable, including its advantages and disadvantages.

IP hijacking is one of the largest Internet security threats.