16 Questions
Which type of connection allows multiple recipients to use a single transmission?
Multipoint connection
What is the speed at which all the bits in a message arrive at the destination called?
Transmission speed
What type of noise includes thermal, induced, impulse and crosstalk?
Thermal noise
What is the set of hardware and software that allows the transmission of information from one sender to one or more receivers known as?
Multipoint connection
What refers to the strength of the signal with respect to the noise power?
Signal to noise ratio
In what type of network does each node have n-1 physical interfaces and the number of all links in the network is n(n-1)/2?
Full mesh network
Which of the following is true about the transmission if the data flows in both directions at the same time?
Full Duplex
What is the direction of the data from your laptop to the printer considered as?
Simplex
If hosts have a single physical interface and there is one physical link between each host and the center, what type of network topology does this represent?
Star
In which type of network are cable TV networks often organized?
Tree
If information is sent by one sender to one receiver, what type of transmission mode does this represent?
Unicast
When the information must be sent to a set of recipients, which type of transmission mode is used?
Multicast
What kind of network interconnects hosts up to a few tens of kilometers apart, like a home, office, or group of buildings?
MAN
Which type of impairment refers to the loss of energy in the signal?
Attenuation
What kind of impairment means that the signal changes its form or shape?
Distortion
What creates an extra signal due to the random noise of electrons in the wire?
Induced
Test your knowledge of network concepts by completing the given sentences. Topics covered include network hardware, software, types of connections, and network configurations.
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