Internet Structure and Access Networks Quiz

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How are end systems connected to edge routers in the Internet structure?

Residential access networks

Institutional access networks

Mobile access networks

All of the above (correct)

Which type of physical media allows signals to propagate in solid media like copper and fiber?

Circuit switching

Guided Media (correct)

Unguided Media

Wireless Access Networks

How is data transmitted through the network core in the Internet structure?

Packet switching (correct)

Shared cable internet connection

Circuit switching

A dedicated internet connection

Which type of internet connection is dedicated solely to an individual user?

A dedicated internet connection Signup and view all the answers

What type of performance does circuit switching provide?

Circuit-like (guaranteed) performance Signup and view all the answers

In which type of access network do signals propagate freely, e.g., radio?

Unguided Media Signup and view all the answers

What is the program that displays the route from source to destination and measures the delay from source to each router along the end-end Internet path?

Traceroute Signup and view all the answers

What is the process in packet-switching where hosts break application-layer messages into packets and each packet is transmitted at full link capacity?

Store and forward Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of measurement for the rate at which bits are being sent from sender to receiver?

Throughput Signup and view all the answers

In circuit switching, what happens to the reserved channels before sending data?

They can't be used by any other ongoing communication Signup and view all the answers

Which type of multiplexing involves dividing time into slots and allows each call to use as much capacity as needed during its specific time slot?

Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) Signup and view all the answers

What type of delay takes L/R seconds to transmit a packet at R bps?

Transmission Delay Signup and view all the answers

What type of delay represents the time it takes for a packet to propagate through a physical link?

Propagation Delay (dprop) Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves breaking application-layer messages into packets and transmitting each packet at full link capacity?

Packet-switching Signup and view all the answers

Internet Structure and Access Networks Quiz

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How are end systems connected to edge routers in the Internet structure?

Which type of physical media allows signals to propagate in solid media like copper and fiber?

How is data transmitted through the network core in the Internet structure?

Which type of internet connection is dedicated solely to an individual user?

What type of performance does circuit switching provide?

In which type of access network do signals propagate freely, e.g., radio?

What is the program that displays the route from source to destination and measures the delay from source to each router along the end-end Internet path?

What is the process in packet-switching where hosts break application-layer messages into packets and each packet is transmitted at full link capacity?

What is the unit of measurement for the rate at which bits are being sent from sender to receiver?

In circuit switching, what happens to the reserved channels before sending data?

Which type of multiplexing involves dividing time into slots and allows each call to use as much capacity as needed during its specific time slot?

What type of delay takes L/R seconds to transmit a packet at R bps?

What type of delay represents the time it takes for a packet to propagate through a physical link?

Which process involves breaking application-layer messages into packets and transmitting each packet at full link capacity?

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