David “Toby” Meyers, NTC/360, September 09 with Michael Green.

Individual Assignment Week 3

Using short answer format describe the difference between the terms:

1. Synchronous and asynchronous, are names for the format that of data transmitted.

Synchronous means that data is formed into packets then timed by the sender and

receiver clocks and referred to as circuit switching. “Synchronous transmission is

more complex, has fewer transmission errors, requires additional hardware or

software, and is more expensive” (Green 2009). Asynchronous packets are given a

stop, start and sometimes a parity bit and are sometimes referred to as packet

switching (Kumar, Marwat & Siddique, 2007). “Asynchronous transmission has

more errors and requires bits to manage communication,” (Green 2009).

2. Analog and digital: Analog Signals are continuous and varying. Digital Signals are

discrete, are representative of ones and zeros or on, and offs, (Searsy, 2007). “Analog

is voice or sound; analog is a continuous signal with a value that is always changing

and can be represented by a sinusoidal wave form,” (Green, 2009).

3. XON and XOFF are software control Protocols. XON is a message sent when the

recipient is ready to accept data, message XOFF sent when the receiver cannot

accept more data (Memo, 2006). “XON and XOFF are signals used to start and stop

data flow with devices such as printers,” (Green, 2009).

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4. Simplex and duplex: Normally refers to Fiber Optics, but terms used for general

network communications. “Simplex transmission refers to data, multimedia or voice

transmission over a circuit in one direction only,” (Green, 2009). Simplex normally

uses a Single fiber for transmission and Duplex are parallel transmission or full

duplex, dual fiber transmission. (Timbercon, 2009) “Duplex refers to

communication in both directions simultaneously. Half-duplex transmission allows

transmission in both directions, but allows only one direction at a time.” (Green,

2009).

5. Serial transmission connects external devices such as modems and moves bits one

after the other in a steady flow. Start and stop bits may be used to control the flow

of data. “Parallel transmission connects devices such as printers and moves several

bits at one time,” (Green, 2009).

6. Baseband and broadband: Baseband uses the whole transmission media; Broadband

uses channels that are between different frequencies to transmit one or more signals

down the same media. Broadband uses Frequency Division Multiplexing,

(Sudharsan 2005).

7. Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), “SLIP and

PPP are protocols that allow devices to connect using the Internet,” (Green, 2009):

Using Slip means that connections or links are broken or established manually,

Using PPP Means that connections or links are broken or established automatically
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and authentication may be used (Thompson, 2007). “SLIP is an older protocol and

PPP is the more recent protocol,” (Green, 2009).

8. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP): HTTP is a

protocol used to transmit Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) files to a browser,

FTP is a protocol used to transfer files between servers and clients (Internet.com

2008).

9. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP): TCP is a protocol

over packet order and connections between hosts and IP is a protocol controlling

Data grams and router transfer of packets (Unknown, 2009). “TCP/IP controls all

aspects of data communication between computers over the Internet including

addresses, routing, data packaging, and delivery,” (Green, 2009).

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References:

Forouzan (2006). Introduction to data communications and Networking.

Attended class at De Anza College fall 2006.

Green. (2009) Personal Communication.

Received Retrieved September 20, 2009, from mjesgreen@email.phoenix.edu.

Internet.com (2008). The Difference between FTP and HTTP.

Retrieved September 10, 2009, from Internet.com:

http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/FTP_HTTP.asp.

Kumar, Marwat & Siddique, (2007) Synchronous & asynchronous communication.

Retrieved September 10, 2009, from allinterview.com:

http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/82046.html.

Memo (2006). What Is The Difference Between Xon And Xoff?

Retrieved September 10, 2009, from blurt:

http://www.blurtit.com/q251563.html.

Searsy (2007). What is the difference between analog and digital?

Retrieved September 10, 2009, from Answerbag:

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1799.
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Sudharsan (2005). What is the difference between Baseband and Broadband?

Retrieved September 10, 2009, from geekinterview:

http://www.geekinterview.com/question_details/3203.

Thomson (2009). Slip/Ppp (Serial Line Internet Protocol / Point-To-Point Protocol).

Retrieved September 10, 2009, from BookRags:

http://www.bookrags.com/research/slipppp-serial-line-internet-protoc-wcs.

Timbercon (2009). SIMPLEX VS DUPLEX.

Retrieved September 10, 2009, from Timbercon.

http://www.timbercon.com/Simplex-vs-Duplex.

Unknown (2009). Difference between TCP/IP.

Retrieved September 10, 2009, from MBA notes:

http://pgdba.blogspot.com/2009/01/difference-between-tcp-ip-and-internet.html.