week 4 pt 3

Question 1

True or False: Analog is discrete, digital is continuous

Answer 1

False

Question 2

What is amplitude

Answer 2

Wave’s strength (max/min)

Question 3

Frequency

Answer 3

Number of cycles over a fixed time period (Hz)

Question 4

Wavelength

Answer 4

Distance between cycles, Inversely proportional to Frequency

Question 5

Phase

Answer 5

Wave’s change over time in relation to a fixed point

Question 6

Channel

Answer 6

Distinct communication path between nodes

Question 7

Throughput

Answer 7

Measures amount of data transmitted in bits per second

Question 8

Bandwidth

Answer 8

Capacity that data can be transmitted measured in Hz

Question 9

True or False: Amplifier distorts analog signal by noise and Repeater distorts digital signal

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Latency

Answer 10

Delay between signal transmission and receipt caused by cable length

Question 11

Jitter

Answer 11

Variation in latency

Question 12

RTT (Round trip attenuation)

Answer 12

Time for packet to go from sender to receiver then back

Question 13

Attenuation

Answer 13

Loss of signal in dB

Question 14

What is attenuation caused by

Answer 14

Range, interference and wire size