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| Networks can be classified using 2 properties. Name them. |
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| Name the three common network topologies. |
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•The Ring
•The Star
•The Bus |
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| What is the difference between baseband and broadband transmission? |
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•One send binary values directly as pulses of voltage of current.
•The other is a multiple channel baseband. |
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| What is the difference between single ended and differential? |
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•One is Unbalanced: all data lines share one ground
•The other is Balanced |
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| What is asynchronous transmission? |
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| A communications strategy that uses a start and stop bit to indicate the beginning and end of a transmission. |
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| What is synchronous transmission? |
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| A communications strategy that uses timing to control transmissions. |
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| What is isochronous transmission? |
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| Means time sensitive. Its operation is dependent on constant time intervals. |
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| What is cobranet technology? |
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| A combination of hardware, network protocol, and firmware that allows us to send audio over Ethernet in real time. |
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| How many channels of digital audio can a system using cobranet carry on a 100Base T network? |
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| What is the job of a “conductor” in a network using cobranet? |
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| What does “10/100base T” tell you about a network? |
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•1/100 = Speed
•Base = Signal type.
•T = Cabling |
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| What is data terminal equipment? |
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| Anything that produces or consumes data on a network. |
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| Give two examples of data communication equipment. |
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•Hub
•Switch Router
•Network interface card |
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| Specifies a common set of rules and signals the device on the network uses to communicate. |
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| What three things does OSI allow us to do concerning protocols? |
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•Provides a common way to analyze protocols
•Allows one to compare protocols
•Helps troubleshoot network problems. |
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| It is 6 bytes long, often noted in hexadecimal. Cannot be changed it is burned into hardware. No two are the same. It is used to identify a node on a network. |
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| What layer of OSI does an IP address operate? |
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| What are the two ways an IP address can be assigned to a node on a network? |
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| Which OSI layer handles port access? |
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| Layer 4 (Transport Layer). |
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| What is a Baseband transmission? |
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| It sends binary values directly as pulses of voltage or current. |
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| What is a broadband transmission? |
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| This is a multiple channel baseband transmission. |
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| What does "single ended" mean? |
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| Unbalanced: all data lines share one ground. |
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| What does "differential" mean? |
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| This means that data lines are balanced. |
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| What does “10/100” tell you about a network? |
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| What does “T” tell you about a network? |
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| What is does the "base" tell you about a network? |
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