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What is a disadvantage of digital transmission mentioned in the text?
What is a disadvantage of digital transmission mentioned in the text?
- Requires more cable than other topologies
- Single defective node can take down the network
- Requires system synchronization (correct)
- Higher management costs
Which term refers to a theoretical measure of how much data could be transferred from source to destination?
Which term refers to a theoretical measure of how much data could be transferred from source to destination?
- Latency
- Terminology bandwidth (correct)
- Throughput
- Network topologies
What does throughput measure according to the text?
What does throughput measure according to the text?
- Amount of data successfully transferred (correct)
- Security needs
- Time delay between sending and receiving information
- Connection to other networks
In network topology, what is the purpose of a terminator in a bus topology?
In network topology, what is the purpose of a terminator in a bus topology?
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What is an advantage of a ring topology over a bus topology?
What is an advantage of a ring topology over a bus topology?
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What characterizes a star topology in a network?
What characterizes a star topology in a network?
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What is a key advantage of star topology compared to other topologies?
What is a key advantage of star topology compared to other topologies?
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In a star-bus hybrid topology, what does the backbone enable?
In a star-bus hybrid topology, what does the backbone enable?
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What is the main characteristic of a mesh topology?
What is the main characteristic of a mesh topology?
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What does fault tolerance refer to in mesh topology?
What does fault tolerance refer to in mesh topology?
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