Cisco Networking Essentials Module 1 Terms in this set (12) volunteered data This is created and explicitly shared by individuals, such as social network profiles. This type might include video files, pictures, text or audio files. observed data This is

Cisco Networking Essentials Module 1 Terms in this set (12) volunteered data This is created and explicitly shared by individuals, such as social network profiles. This type might include video files, pictures, text or audio files. observed data This is captured by recording the actions of individuals, such as the location when using cell phones. inferred data data such as a credit score which is based on analysis of volunteered or observed data ASCII Standard that each character is represented by eight bits. Each group of eight bits, such as the representations of letters and numbers, is known as a byte. electrical signals Transmission is achieved by representing data as electrical pulses on copper wire. optical signals Transmission is achieved by converting the electrical signals into light pulses. wireless signals Transmission is achieved by using infrared, microwave, or radio waves through the air. bandwidth the max capacity of a medium to carry data throughput The actual measure of the transfer of bits across the media over a given period of time latency The amount of time, including delays, for data to travel from one given point to another host All computers connected to a network that participate directly in network communications are classified as? They can act as a client, a server, or both. server hosts that have software installed which enable them to provide information, like email or web pages.