CSC 230: Intro to Networking

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Assignment 4

1. Why is a digital transmission more efficient than an analog transmission?
2. The technology used to modify analog signals so they carry data over a path is called:
3. Which transmission direction applies to a dialup Internet connection?
4. Which multiplexing technology is used with fiber-optic?
5. In which type of system must all other nodes wait when one node is transmitting?
6. One of the most common transmission flaws affecting data is:
7. This flaw causes a signal to lose strength as it travels away from the source:
8. Identify the three specifications  that determine the size and scalability of networking media.
9. A twisted pair cable may contain how many wire pairs?
10. Why is STP more expensive than UTP?
11. Identify the most significant drawback to the use of fiber in a network.
12. This term refers to the style of data transmission in which the pulses follow one another along a single transmission line:
13. Identify the type of cable used mainly to connect a console to a device like a router?
14. This structured cabling component is the first point of interconnection between an organization and the service provider.
15. What can many network problems be traced to?

Know the following terms:

• Attenuation
• Baseband
• Broadband
• Broadcast
• Cable Plant
• Cladding
• Fading
• Modulation
• Optical Loss
• Transceiver
• Twist Ratio