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1. Modern telephones operate on essentially the same principles that were developed
100 years ago. T or F TRUE
4. What machine has an operating principle similar to a black and white television,
but slower? FAX
6. What is the name of the type of cable capable of transmitting high speed signals
with adequately low loss? COAXIAL
8. If the coax cable is not terminated at both ends, what type of problem might you
have? REFLECTION THAT CAN CAUSE INTERFERRENCE
10. Using a coax cable capable of carrying a 1-GHZ bandwidth, how many channels
can you expect in your home? 166
12. Describe the different signals by digital and analog transmission systems.
ANALOG SYSTEMS TRANSMIT DATA AS A CONTINUALLY VARYING
SIGNAL, WHEREAS DIGITAL SYSTEMS TRANSMIT DATA AS A
STREAM OF ONES AND ZEROS.
14. What is the vital link between a computer processor and a network?
FOR WIRED NETWORKS THE NIC CARD IS THE VITAL LINK, FOR
WIRELESS CONNECTIONS USE HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO LINKS. PC
LAPTOPS GENERALLY HAVE WIRELESS CONNECTIONS BUILT IN,
WHILE DESKTOPS MAY REQUIRE A WIRELESS CARD
15. The central computer in a network usually called the SERVER.
18. Which is the most common cable used for desktop connections in LAN’s?
UTP CABLES
19. What adapter would be needed for connecting hardware from an old cable plant
such as coax to a newer cable using the UTP cable? BALUNS
20. What does a ring network like FDDI use to provide fault tolerance in case of
failure? IT USES TWO RING CONNECTIONS, ONE ACTIVE AND ONE
BACKUP
21. What type of transmission produces an output as the difference of both signals?
BALANCED TRANSMISSION
22. Because most networks use two of the four pairs, why is it not possible to use the
other pair for LAN connection? IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO USE THE
OTHER TWO FOR PHONE OR LAN BECAUSE HIGH PERFORMANCE
GUARANTEE IS ONLY IF YOU USE TWO PAIR OUT OF THE FOUR PAIR.
23. What network topology is specified by the TIA-568 standard? PHYSICAL STAR