CodeHS 8.4 flashcard

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A network consists of

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2 or more computers physically linked

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A router is the

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the middleman in a computer network

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T or F. A router can handle unlimited connections.

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False

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Networks connected to networks is

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how the internet works

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The internet communicates through: electricity, light, radio waves, or all of these?

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all of these

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Whether a computer is sending a 1 or 0 is done by: varying the strength of the signal, changing the frequency, varying the strength of the light, all of these

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all of these

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The best most efficient way to send signals is with

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fiber optic cables

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The amount of data that can be sent and the speed in which it can be sent is determined by

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bandwidth

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T or F. The time it takes for a single to get from the sender to the receiver is called latency.

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True

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What is used to allow computer signals to travel all over the world at the speed of light? Options: ethernet cables, radio waves, fiber optic cables, walkie-talkies

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fiber optic cables