Isom 210 Ch. 7 Ball State || All Solutions are Accurate.
Local Area Network (LAN) correct answers connects a group of computers in close proximity,
such as in an office building, school or home. (Allow sharing of files, printers, games and other
resources) -connections with LANS and WANS
Wide Area Network (WAN) correct answers spans a large geographic area such as a state,
province, or country. EX) internet (Essential for carrying out day-to-day activities of many
companies) -connection with LANS and MANS
Metropolitan area Network (MAN) correct answers large computer network usually spanning a
city (Most colleges and companies that span a campus)
List the network categories in order of size, smallest to largest correct answers LAN, MAN,
WAN
National Service Providers (NSPs) correct answers private companies that own and maintain the
worldwide backbone that supports the Internet EX) sprint, Verizon. They are the top of hierarchy
of internet
Network access points (NAPs) correct answers traffic exchange points in the routing hierarchy of
the internet that connects NSPs (To reach a large portion of internet, a NAP needs to route traffic
through one of the NSPs)
Regional Service Provider (RSP) correct answers offer internet service by connecting to NSPSs,
but they also can connect directly to each other
Internet Service Provider (ISP) correct answers AOL, AT&T
Hierarchy correct answers NSP-NAP-RSP-ISP Further up hierarchy, the faster the connections
and greater the bandwidth
, Bandwidth correct answers the maximum amount of data that can pass from one point to another
in a unit of time (Measurement of a network performance)
Bit (binary digit) correct answers the smallest element of data and has a value of either 0 or 1
→Bandwidth is measured in terns of bit rate, the number of bits transferred or received per unit
of time
Modem correct answers a device that enables a computer to transmit and receive data
Dial up access correct answers a connection with a traditional telephone line and a modem
(Slow, ties up telephone line)
Broadband correct answers high-speed Internet connection that is always connected, high speed:
bandwidth greater than 2 Mbps
Broadband over power line (BPL) correct answers tech makes possible high-speed internet
access over ordinary residential electrical lines and offers an alternative to DSL or high speed
cable modems.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) correct answers allows high-speed digital data transmission over
standard telephone lines (Transmit and receive data faster than dial-up, can talk on phone
simultaneously)
How do Internet cable connections provide internet access? correct answers by using a cable
television company's infrastructure and a special cable modem EX) Everyone in a neighborhood
shares certain bandwidth
TI lines correct answers lines leased from AT&T or another provider →Type of data connection
able to transmit a digital signal; More reliable than DSL or Cable
Local Area Network (LAN) correct answers connects a group of computers in close proximity,
such as in an office building, school or home. (Allow sharing of files, printers, games and other
resources) -connections with LANS and WANS
Wide Area Network (WAN) correct answers spans a large geographic area such as a state,
province, or country. EX) internet (Essential for carrying out day-to-day activities of many
companies) -connection with LANS and MANS
Metropolitan area Network (MAN) correct answers large computer network usually spanning a
city (Most colleges and companies that span a campus)
List the network categories in order of size, smallest to largest correct answers LAN, MAN,
WAN
National Service Providers (NSPs) correct answers private companies that own and maintain the
worldwide backbone that supports the Internet EX) sprint, Verizon. They are the top of hierarchy
of internet
Network access points (NAPs) correct answers traffic exchange points in the routing hierarchy of
the internet that connects NSPs (To reach a large portion of internet, a NAP needs to route traffic
through one of the NSPs)
Regional Service Provider (RSP) correct answers offer internet service by connecting to NSPSs,
but they also can connect directly to each other
Internet Service Provider (ISP) correct answers AOL, AT&T
Hierarchy correct answers NSP-NAP-RSP-ISP Further up hierarchy, the faster the connections
and greater the bandwidth
, Bandwidth correct answers the maximum amount of data that can pass from one point to another
in a unit of time (Measurement of a network performance)
Bit (binary digit) correct answers the smallest element of data and has a value of either 0 or 1
→Bandwidth is measured in terns of bit rate, the number of bits transferred or received per unit
of time
Modem correct answers a device that enables a computer to transmit and receive data
Dial up access correct answers a connection with a traditional telephone line and a modem
(Slow, ties up telephone line)
Broadband correct answers high-speed Internet connection that is always connected, high speed:
bandwidth greater than 2 Mbps
Broadband over power line (BPL) correct answers tech makes possible high-speed internet
access over ordinary residential electrical lines and offers an alternative to DSL or high speed
cable modems.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) correct answers allows high-speed digital data transmission over
standard telephone lines (Transmit and receive data faster than dial-up, can talk on phone
simultaneously)
How do Internet cable connections provide internet access? correct answers by using a cable
television company's infrastructure and a special cable modem EX) Everyone in a neighborhood
shares certain bandwidth
TI lines correct answers lines leased from AT&T or another provider →Type of data connection
able to transmit a digital signal; More reliable than DSL or Cable
