Chapter 8 Installing Networks Flashcards

1
Q

________ is a digital, point to point network capable of maximum transmission speed of about 2Mbps. Pg 353

A

ISDN integrated service digital network

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2
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T/F POTS is faster than ISDN pg 353

A

FALSE

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3
Q

What two channel does ISDN has? Pg 353

A

Bearer channel and signal channel

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4
Q

BRI ISDN line has two ___________ and one ___________ pg 353

A

Two B channel and one D channel

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5
Q

When B channels are combined to maximize data throughput the process is called? Pg 3

A

Bonding or inverse multiplexing

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6
Q

BRI ISDN is also known as 2B+D, why? Pg 353

A

Because of the number and type of channels used

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7
Q

What is the download and upload speed of FTTH? Pg 354

A

150Mbps for download and 35Mbps for upload

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8
Q

Instead of cable connection what does satellite use? Pg 355

A

It uses a satellite dish to receive data from an orbiting satellite and relay station that is connected to the Internet

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9
Q

Satellite is often referred to as ? Pg 355

A

Line of sight wireless

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10
Q

A drawback to satellite technology is? Pg 355

A

LAG aka latency and is also called propagation delay

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11
Q

T/F the higher the ping the better connection for gamers? Pg 355

A

False

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12
Q

T/F most satellite connections are also pretty fast when compared to the other broadband methods. Pg 356

A

False

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13
Q

What are the two major cell standard in the United States? Pg 357

A

Global system mobile and Code division Multiple Access

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14
Q

GSM and CDMA is compatible T/F pg 357

A

False

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15
Q

GSM uses a variety of bands to transmit. The most popular are ? Pg 357

A

900MHz and 1800MHz

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16
Q

________ was designed to provide data transmission over a GSM network at up to 17Kbps. Pg 357

A

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

17
Q

What does WiMAX stands for ? Pg359

A

World wide interoperability for microwave access

18
Q

T/F wired networks are more secure that its wireless counterparts? Pg 360

A

True

19
Q

When some one intercept signals from your copper cable this process is know as? Pg 362

A

Wiretap

20
Q

What does DOCSIS stands for? Pg 351

A

Data over cable service Internet specification