5.2 POTS and Dial-up Flashcards
1
Q
PSTN
A
Public Switched Telephone Network
2
Q
POTS
A
Plain Old Telephone Service
3
Q
DIAL-UP Connection
A
A dial-up connection uses POTS for data transfer and gets its name because the connection is established by actually dialing a phone number.
4
Q
MODEM
A
Modem stands for modulator demodulator and they take data that computers can understand and turn them into audible wavelengths that can be transmitted over POTS.
5
Q
BAUD RATE
A
A baud rate is a measurement of how many bits could be passed across a phone line in a second.
