Chapter 4: Network Access Flashcards
What is Synchronous signaling?
Synchronous transmissions are synchronized by an external clock
What is asynchronous signalling?
asynchronous transmissions are synchronized by special signals along the transmission medium
What is Bandwidth?
4.1.3.2
bandwidth measures the amount of data that can flow from one place to another in a given amount of time.
What is Throughput?
4.1.3.2
Throughput is the measure of the transfer of bits across the media over a given period of time.
What is good put?
4.1.3.2
Goodput is the measure of usable data transferred over a given period of time
What is EMI?
Electromagnetic Interference
What is RFI?
Radio Frequency Interference
What causes Electromagnetic Interference?
disturbance that affects an electrical circuit due to either electromagnetic induction
What causes Radio Frequency Interference
or electromagnetic radiation emitted from an external source.
What is crosstalk?
4.2.1.1
Crosstalk is a disturbance caused by the electric or magnetic fields of a signal on one wire to the signal in an adjacent wire.
How do stop crosstalk?
Twisted-pair cable, shielded cable, and keeping cables further apart help prevent crosstalk
What is the difference between Copper and fiber cables?
Copper cables are cheaper to run, easy to handle and install, but can not exceed more than a 100m before signal degrades.
Fiber cables a very expensive, have better signals, can carry data over very long distances. Very hard to install and configure.
What is wireless media?
4.2.4.1
Wireless media carry electromagnetic signals that represent the binary digits of data communications using radio or microwave frequencies.
What is the IEEE No. for 5GHz Wireless Media speeds of up to 54 Mb/s?
4.2.4.4
IEEE 802.11a speeds of up to 54 Mb/s
What is the IEEE No. for 2.4GHz Wireless Media with a speeds of up to 11 Mb/s?
4.2.4.4
IEEE 802.11b speeds of up to 11 Mb/s