Networking Basics: NIC, Physical Layer Standards, and Bandwidth

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What is the purpose of Encoding in networking?

  • Determining the capacity of the medium to carry data
  • Measuring the amount of data that can flow from one place to another
  • Representing bit values '1' and '0' on the physical medium
  • Converting the stream of bits into a format recognizable by the next device (correct)

What does Goodput measure in networking?

  • Amount of useful data transmitted minus overhead data (correct)
  • Transfer of bits across the media over a given period of time
  • Capacity at which a medium can carry data
  • Total quantity of data transferred through a network

What is latency in networking?

  • Total quantity of data transferred through a network
  • Amount of time for data to travel from one point to another (correct)
  • Conversion of bit streams into a recognizable format
  • Measure of the transfer of bits across the media over a given period of time

Why is UTP commonly used in networking?

<p>Each wire in a UTP pair uses opposite polarity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Bandwidth measure in networking?

<p>Amount of data that can flow from one place to another in a given time (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Attenuation in networking refer to?

<p>Weakening of electrical signals as they travel longer distances (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What layer is responsible for data encapsulation and media access control?

<p>Data Link layer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization is responsible for defining data link layer protocols?

<p>IEEE (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which WAN topology requires every end system to be connected to every other end system?

<p>Mesh (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technology uses a point-to-multipoint topology to provide broadband wireless access?

<p>WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cabling is now being used in Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Long-Haul Networks?

<p>Fiber-optic cabling (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which topology consists of all end systems chained together and terminated on each end?

<p>Bus topology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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