ICT211_Long Quiz 1

• A _______ is a set of rules that govern data communications. It represents an agreement between the communicating devices.

• In _______ mode, signals going in one direction share the capacity of the link with signals going in the other direction. This mode is used when communication in both directions is required all the time. 

• In ______ mode, each station can both transmit and receive, but not at the same time. When one device is sending, the other can only receive, and vice versa.

•  _____ a system of computers connected together so that they can share information.

• A multipoint, also called as _________ connection is one in which more than two specific devices share a single link.

• In multipoint environment, if several devices can use the link simultaneously, it is called as ________ connection.

• A ______ topology is  type of topology where each device has a dedicated point-to-point link only to a central controller, usually called a hub.

• A _________ topology is a one long cable acts as a backbone to link all the devices in a network. Nodes are connected to the bus cable by drop lines and taps.

• A ________  is a group of computers and peripheral devices that share a common communications line or wireless link to a server within a distinct geographic area

A ________ has a wider geographical span, spanning a town, a state, a country, or even the world. This is normally created and run by communication companies and leased by an organization that uses