Unit A Question

1. Name three resources that computers connect a client server LAN can serve.

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2. The fastest and most expensive way to connect computers in a network is _________________ cable.

3. Telephone companies use centrally controlled circuit switching to connect telephone callers and transmit data.  The Internet uses the _______________ switching method.

4. The technical term for the collection of rules that computers follow when formatting ordering and error checking data sent across a network is____________

5. The networks that became the internet were originally designed to transmit files, however early in its history people found other uses. Name three of those uses ____________________________________________________________________________

6. A network that uses the TCP IP protocol but connects computers within only one company is called an ____________________

7. Two factors that contributed to the internets rapid growth in the 1990s are ________________ and _____________________

8. The software that network users can run on their computers to access HTML documents stored on other computers is called a __________________

9. To connect to the internet you must be part of an _____________________

10. The acronym typically used when referring to a company that provides internet access to individuals and small business is  _______________________________

11. How much bandwidth does isdn offer over plain old telephone service

12. A t3 leased line would be a good internet connection option for a _______________

13. A device that converts digital computer signals into analog signals that can travel over a standard telephone line is called_______________________________

14. People living in a remote location can have fast Internet access if they connect to a __________________ service