CPM Network Communication Devices

Metallic wires within cables, Glass or plastic fibers, Wireless transmission

Hubs, Switch, Wireless Access Points, Routers, Firewall

To provide a channel over which messages travel from source to destination

<p>Distance, environment, amount and speed of data to be transmitted, and cost of the media</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To connect multiple networks and facilitate communication between them</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>to share resources between PCs and workstations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>LANs generally use only one type of transmission media and topology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A LAN is limited in size, while a WAN has a wider geographical span</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wireless LANs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>hardware, software, or data</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>from a dial-up line that connects a home computer to the internet to the backbone that connects the Internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In simplex mode, communication is unidirectional, whereas in half duplex mode, each station can both transmit and receive, but not at the same time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Telephone network, where people can talk and listen at the same time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A dedicated link between two devices, where the entire capacity of the link is reserved for transmission between those two devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physical topology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Simplex mode is unidirectional, while full duplex mode allows for simultaneous transmission and reception of signals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multipoint connection</p> Signup and view all the answers