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ISSC640 Week 4 Homework Assignment

Instructions: Please answer the following End of Chapter Exercises from Chapters 13-16 of your text.

Chapter 13 - Local Area Networks: Packets, Frames, and Topologies

13.1 What is circuit switching, and what are its chief characteristics?

13.5 What are the characteristics of LANs, MANs, and WANs?

Chapter 14 - The IEEE MAC Sub-Layer

14.1 Explain the three basic approaches used to arbitrate access to a shared medium.

14.6 What is a token, and how are tokens used to control network access?

Chapter 15 - Wired LAN Technology (Ethernet and 802.3)

15.2 How is the type field in the Ethernet header used?

15.8 What is an Ethernet hub, and what wiring is used with a hub?

Chapter 16 - Wireless Networking Technologies

16.3 What is the Wi-Fi Alliance?

16.4 Give the numeric prefix IEEE standards use for Wi-Fi networks.