Chapter 16

Question 1

Switch

Answer 1

Connects four or eight computers together in an Ethernet LAN using RJ-45 network ports and twisted-pair cabling

Question 2

Access Point(AP)

Answer 2

Creates a wi-fi wireless network (WLAN) between computers and mobile devices equipped with suitable adapters and also switches communications between the wired and wireless networks

Question 3

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

Answer 3

-Broadband over copper telephone cabling
-Router/modem interfaces with telephone network via RJ-11 port
-Asymmetric DSL (ADSL)-24 mbps download and 1.4 mbps upload

Question 4

Fiber Optic

Answer 4

Fiber to the home (FTTH)
Fiber to the curb (FTTC)

Question 5

802.11a (1999)

Answer 5

54Mbps
5Ghz

Question 6

802.11b (1999)

Answer 6

11Mbps
2.4 Ghz

Question 7

802.11g (2003)

Answer 7

54 Mbps
2.4 Ghz

Question 8

802.11n (2009)

Answer 8

72.2 Mbps/stream (single channel)
150 Mbps/stream (bonded channels)
2.4/5Ghz

Question 9

802.11ac (2013)

Answer 9

1.7 Gbps
5Ghz