Module 10 Study Guide (Part 7)

_____is the use of communications and information technology to provide and assist with medical care.

• Telemedicine

• protocol

A standard that outlines characteristics of how two devices communicate on a network is called a(n)____

• protocol

• Bluetooth

_____is a network protocol that defines how two devices use short-range radio waves to transmit data.

• Bluetooth

• paired

Devices that share a Bluetooth connection are said to be_____.

• paired

• radio

RFID stands for____frequency identification.

• radio

• dedicated

A(n)_____line is a type of always-on physical connection between two communications devices.

• dedicated

• Latency

____, with respect to communications, is the time it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network.

• Latency

• Noise

______is an electrical disturbance that can degrade network communications.

• Noise

• Capping

______is a practice ISPs use that provides a certain amount of data usage at the optimal speed.

• Capping

• Broadcast

_____radio is a wireless transmission medium that distributes radio signals through the air over long distances.

• Broadcast

• dedicated