IFT 201 HW7
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[IFT 201] |
Computer and Network Systems: Organization and Administration |
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Intro To Network Homework Assignment |
Exercises I & II below are from the reading material
Score: 40 pts
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (1pt*10 = 10 pts)
Questions 1 thru 10 p.218
II. MATCHING (1pt*10 = 10 pts)
Questions 1 thru 10 p.219
III. SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS (2pt*6 = 12 pts)
1. What is the difference between an intranet and an extranet?
2. What is the difference between LAN and WAN?
3. Why is bandwidth a factor in data transmission?
4. What is a firewall?
5. Explain the difference between ring, star, and bus networks
6. What do 2G, 3G, and 4G mean?
IV. APPLYING, ANALYZING, SYNTHESIZING, EVALUATING (4*2 pts)
1. “Knowledge in Action”
a) Research the role of the Federal Communications Commission in regulating the communications industry.
· How are new frequencies opened up for new communications services?
· How are the frequencies determined?
· Who gets to use new frequencies?
2. “Web Exercises”
Go to www.trimble.com/gps/index.shtml (or http://www.trimble.com/gps_tutorial/) and work through some of the tutorial on GPS technology. Then write a short report (1 page max) on the applications of a GPS system
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