ITEC 1001 Chapter 4 Network

Mobile Switching Station

1. Transmits signals to the receiver's MSS 2. Changes your cell and base transmission station as you travel

Which of the following are the characteristics of a base transceiver station?

1.Broadcasts weak microwave signals to create "cells" of mobile coverage 2.Connected to a cell tower 3.Sends phone signals to the cellular provider's mobile switching station (MSS)

Which three of the following statements are true regarding dual-band routers?

1.Can transmit Wi-Fi signals in the 2.4 GHz frequency range. 2.Can transmit Wi-Fi signals in the 5.0 GHz frequency range. 3.Can minimize the Wi-Fi signal's interference from microwave ovens and car alarms.

Which three of the following are characteristics of a router?

1.Connects networks 2.Provides hardware firewall protection 3.Usually incorporates switches

Which two of the following are true regarding IP addresses?

1.When you purchase your Internet service from an ISP you receive the right to use their block of assigned addresses. 2.IP Addresses are assigned by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

The amount of data that a transmission media can carry in a given amount of time is called the media's ___.

Bandwidth

The volume of data that can be carried on an Internet transmission media in an amount of time is called __.

Bandwidth

Switch

Connects devices within a network

Router

Connects two networks

Smartphones are computers and can only process digital data. For this reason, all incoming sound waves must be changed to digital signals. This is done by a digital-analog ______

Converter

Modem

Converts analog signals into digital signals, and digital signals into analog signals

The most popular network transmission media standard (the cable used) for LANs is

Ethernet

he cable that is most commonly used within a network is called ___ cable and is sold by category (CAT-7, for example).

Ethernet

A Wi-Fi connection is often referred to as a ___ .

Hotspot

When you request information from a website such as Wikipedia, the way its server knows which router to send the requested information to is because your router is identified by its ____ address.

IP

MAC Address

Identifies a device within a network

The largest WAN on the earth is the

Internet

A switch tracks which device within a network sent a request based on the device's ____address.

MAC

Broadband is usually measured in __.

Mbps

Radio waves that transmit Internet signals to and from satellites in space are called ___.

Microwaves

Your home network's Wi-Fi name is its_____and is transmitted by your wireless router every few seconds unless you turn it off.

SSID

Client/server networks are also referred to as _______based networks.

Server

The device that allows several computers to use your home network with just one Internet connection is called a ___.

Switch

The cell tower's base transmission station is connected to a mobile ____ station.

Switching

he specific means by which your Internet signal is carried is called its _____ media.

Transmission

Your Internet signal is carried on a ___

Transmission Media

Telephone wire is also called ______pair wire.

Twisted

The original protocol (standard) for Wi-Fi security that was widely introduced in 1999 but replaced in 2003 was known as ___.

WEP

The wireless network privacy standard that was introduced in 2003 but was quickly replaced due to vulnerabilities was ___.

WPA

An Internet connection capable of supporting multiple devices at once is called a ___ connection.

broadband

The technology that allows for the electronic communication of business-oriented transactions and information between people and organizations is called electronic:

data interchange

An IP address is determined by the network on which it is____

hosted

The device in a network that coverts analog (wave) signals into binary (digital) signals and vice-versa is a

modedm

A group of two or more devices/computers connected together to allow for the exchange and information and for the sharing of resources such as printers is called a _____

network

The network portion of an IP address which is also called the ______ identifier is indicated by a certain number of bits, starting with the left-most bit

network

Your___provides firewall protection for your home network. It connects your home network to your ISP's network.

router

The fastest growing Internet Service Provider media is __.

cellular internet service

The _____ portion of an IP address is indicated by the remaining bits that are present after the network identifier and identify the host of the network.

host

In urban areas, the cell towers become more numerous and the cell signals transmitted by the cell towers are ____, than those in less populated areas.

weaker

Base Transceiver Station

1.Emits weak microwave signals through cell tower's antenna 2. Located at the base of a cell tower

Which of the following are the functions of a mobile switching station?

1.Sends your call to the receiver's MSS. 2.Changes the cell and base station your transmissions go through as you travel 3.Assigns frequencies to your calls