Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101
Name______________________________
Questions & Exercises
Date______________________________
Lesson 7: Computer to Computer
Do You Remember?
Matching:
_____1.
Accessing computer files located
a)
elsewhere
b) bridge
Any long-distance communication, but
c)
especially television
d) channel
_____3.
Connects networks of the same type
e)
coaxial cable
_____4.
Data stored as a series of 0’s and 1’s
f)
data communications
_____5.
Network over a large geographic area
g) digital
_____6.
Network where all nodes connect to a
h) download
single host
i)
fiber optic cable
_____7.
Network with no host
j)
gateway
_____8.
Not subject to interference
k) LAN
_____9.
Sending a file to another computer
l)
_____2.
_____10. Used for phone lines
analog
bus
ring
m) router
n) star
o) telecommunications
p) teleprocessing
q) twisted wire
r)
upload
s)
WAN
Questions:
1.
What terms are used for “computer communication” and when should each be used?
2.
What kinds of physical cables are used to transmit data and what are their advantages and
disadvantages.
3.
What media are used that aren’t wires or cables? What are their advantages and disadvantages.
4.
Describe a digital signal and an analog signal.
5.
What does a modem do?
6.
Describe the three physical types of modems. Include their advantages and disadvantages.
7.
How is transmission speed measured for digital data? For analog data?
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Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101
Name______________________________
Questions & Exercises
Date______________________________
8.
What is a protocol?
9.
What types of communication software are there and what do they do?
10. Why would you want to network your computers? What disadvantages are there?
11. Explain the difference between a LAN and a WAN.
12. Describe the ways in which a network can be configured. What are the advantages and disadvantages
of each?
13. What is the difference between a file server and a client server?
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