Networking 337 Exam 1

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Networking 337 Exam 1 Cards What are properties of WANs? connects backbone networks and MANS. The _________ layer performs error checking which is redundant with the function of the _________ layer. transport, data link Which is a function of the transport layer? breaking long messages into several smaller messages The primary reason for networking standards is to: ensure that hardware and software produced by different vendors can work together ___________ refers to the spreading of the signal that different parts of the signal arrive at different times at the destination. dispersion ______________ refers to the time it takes for a signal to travel from sender to recipient (highly exaggerated with satellite transmission). Propagation delay A coding scheme that uses 10 bits to represent each character is capable of representing _________ different characters. 1024 Which type of digital signaling would experience fewer errors because it has more distinct signals? bipolar When sending four bits at a time using frequency modulation, the number of different frequency levels that would be needed would be _______. 2 ____________ is a modulation technique that combines two different amplitude combinations with eight different phase combinations modulation to send four bits per wave, or symbol. quadrature amplitude modulation A(n) ___________ divides one high-speed communication circuit into several lower speed circuits for the primary reason of saving communication line costs. multiplexer ________ is the process of sending a signal to a client that gives its permission to transmit or asks it to receive. Polling occurs when one circuit picks up signals in another cross talk is used to transmit a “frame” or “packet” of data at a time Synchronous

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