Know the names of various WAN technologies
· ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
· DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
· ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
· The T (US) and E (Europe) Carrier Series: T1, E1, T3, E3, etc.
· SONET (Synchronous Optical Network)
a printed circuit board that provides network communication capabilities to and from a personal computer
When you select a network card, consider the following three factors:
1. type of network (for example, Ethernet, Token Ring, or FDDI)
2. type of media (for example, twisted-pair, coaxial, or fiber-optic cable)
3. type of system bus (for example, PCI or ISA)
Some of the factors that determine throughput and bandwidth include the following:
· type of data being transferred
· power and weather-induced outages
Convert the decimal number 192 to a binary number.
Write down all the remainders, backwards, and you have the binary number 11000000.
Convert the decimal number 192 to a binary number.
Write down all the remainders, backwards, and you have the binary number 11000000.
Bits are binary digits; they are either 0s or 1s
Bandwidth is the measure of how much information can flow from one place to
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