IFT 201 HW7

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”