Communication Technology Quick Study Guide

With the development of the computer in the 1940s, we entered the _______________ age.

• computer

• industrial

• information

• digital

Software is defined as

• Software is a physical component of a computer.

• Software is a set of instructions that directs computer hardware to perform tasks. Examples: Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop.

• Software includes the pieces of computers

• Software is only used for creating hardware.

Allowing more users to get on a game or send larger files would require an increase in _________________________________.

• bandwidth

• data capacity

• server space

• network coverage

What type of transmission is used in wire?

• Electronic

• Electromagnetic

• Serial

• Binary

Which of the following can send power to charge a device?

• Copper wire

• Glass Fiber

• Wireless

What model uses glass fibers to transmit information?

• Fiber optic cables

• Copper Wire

• Wi-fi

Wireless transmission and fiber optic transmission both use_________________ signals to transmit data

• Electromagnetic
• Electronic

• Optical

• Radio

Digital transmission is currently considered superior to analog due to its higher noise immunity and efficient error correction capabilities.

• Less Noise, More Bandwidth, Easier for Computers

• It is less secure than analog

• It is always better than analog every time

• It consumes more power.

Software is ...

• Hardware for your computer

• any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it

• all hardware components

• any set of instructions for you to read