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What is the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects called?
What is the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects called?
Which type of network is a graph in which most nodes are not neighbors, but have neighbors in common?
Which type of network is a graph in which most nodes are not neighbors, but have neighbors in common?
What kind of network is a representation of interacting species in an ecosystem?
What kind of network is a representation of interacting species in an ecosystem?
Which type of network is a computing system inspired by animal brains?
Which type of network is a computing system inspired by animal brains?
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What does a social networking service provide?
What does a social networking service provide?
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What is the practice of developing and maintaining a personal network called?
What is the practice of developing and maintaining a personal network called?
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Which type of network refers to the sharing of information or services between people, companies, or groups?
Which type of network refers to the sharing of information or services between people, companies, or groups?
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What type of network allows communication between separated nodes?
What type of network allows communication between separated nodes?
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What is the purpose of network addresses in a computer network?
What is the purpose of network addresses in a computer network?
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Which technology is NOT used as an interconnection method in computer networks?
Which technology is NOT used as an interconnection method in computer networks?
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In computer networks, what do hostnames primarily serve as?
In computer networks, what do hostnames primarily serve as?
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What is one of the criteria by which computer networks may be classified?
What is one of the criteria by which computer networks may be classified?
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What are some of the applications and services supported by computer networks?
What are some of the applications and services supported by computer networks?
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How are telecommunication network technologies related to computer networks?
How are telecommunication network technologies related to computer networks?
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What was the speed of the first commercial modem for computers, the Bell 101 modem, released by AT&T Corporation in 1958?
What was the speed of the first commercial modem for computers, the Bell 101 modem, released by AT&T Corporation in 1958?
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Who filed a patent application for time-sharing in 1959?
Who filed a patent application for time-sharing in 1959?
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In which year did the first project to implement time-sharing of user programs at MIT begin?
In which year did the first project to implement time-sharing of user programs at MIT begin?
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Who proposed a detailed plan for the re-organisation of the control of the Soviet armed forces and economy on the basis of a network of computing centres in 1959?
Who proposed a detailed plan for the re-organisation of the control of the Soviet armed forces and economy on the basis of a network of computing centres in 1959?
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Which two individuals independently developed the concept of packet switching to transfer information between computers over a network?
Which two individuals independently developed the concept of packet switching to transfer information between computers over a network?
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In what year were the first four nodes of the ARPANET connected using 50 kbit/s circuits between the University of California at Los Angeles, the Stanford Research Institute, and the University o?
In what year were the first four nodes of the ARPANET connected using 50 kbit/s circuits between the University of California at Los Angeles, the Stanford Research Institute, and the University o?
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Who initiated the first project to implement time-sharing of user programs at MIT?
Who initiated the first project to implement time-sharing of user programs at MIT?
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Which individual sent a memorandum to office colleagues discussing the concept of the 'Intergalactic Computer Network'?
Which individual sent a memorandum to office colleagues discussing the concept of the 'Intergalactic Computer Network'?
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Who proposed a plan for the re-organisation of the control of the Soviet armed forces and economy on the basis of a network of computing centres that was rejected in 1959?
Who proposed a plan for the re-organisation of the control of the Soviet armed forces and economy on the basis of a network of computing centres that was rejected in 1959?
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What was the speed used by the NPL network, a local area network at the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom), initially and then through high-speed T1 links?
What was the speed used by the NPL network, a local area network at the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom), initially and then through high-speed T1 links?
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