1. The document is a midterm exam for a data communication and networking course that tests students' knowledge of key concepts through identification questions and short answer enumerations.
2. The identification section requires students to match terms like TCP/IP, physical layer, data link layer, digital signals, analog signals, attenuation, signal strength, noise, transmission medium, transmission media, wireless medium, bandwidth, multiplexing, routing, encoding, analog signal, digital data, serial, parallel to their definitions.
3. The enumeration section asks students to list examples of signal encoding techniques, transmission impairments, and more. This examines their understanding of foundational networking topics.
1. The document is a midterm exam for a data communication and networking course that tests students' knowledge of key concepts through identification questions and short answer enumerations.
2. The identification section requires students to match terms like TCP/IP, physical layer, data link layer, digital signals, analog signals, attenuation, signal strength, noise, transmission medium, transmission media, wireless medium, bandwidth, multiplexing, routing, encoding, analog signal, digital data, serial, parallel to their definitions.
3. The enumeration section asks students to list examples of signal encoding techniques, transmission impairments, and more. This examines their understanding of foundational networking topics.
1. The document is a midterm exam for a data communication and networking course that tests students' knowledge of key concepts through identification questions and short answer enumerations.
2. The identification section requires students to match terms like TCP/IP, physical layer, data link layer, digital signals, analog signals, attenuation, signal strength, noise, transmission medium, transmission media, wireless medium, bandwidth, multiplexing, routing, encoding, analog signal, digital data, serial, parallel to their definitions.
3. The enumeration section asks students to list examples of signal encoding techniques, transmission impairments, and more. This examines their understanding of foundational networking topics.
NAME: __________________________________ DATE: _____________ SCORE: ___________ I. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the following by filling in the blanks provided based on what is given on the right. 1. _____________ it is the open standards for all communication systems. 2. _____________ This layer defines the hardware, cabling wiring, power output, pulse rate etc. 3. _____________ plays the role of interacting with actual hardware and signaling mechanism. 4. _____________ are discrete in nature and represent sequence of voltage pulses. 5. _____________ are in continuous wave form in nature and represented by continuous electromagnetic waves. 6. _____________ When signals travel through the medium they tend to deteriorate. 7. _____________ For the receiver to interpret the data accurately, the signal must be sufficiently strong. 8. _____________ Heat agitates the electronic conductors of a medium which may introduce noise in the media. 9. _____________ The media over which the information between two computer systems is sent. 10. _____________ All communication wires/cables, such as UTP, coaxial cables, and fiber Optics. 11. _____________ Wireless or open airspace where there is no connectivity between the sender and receiver. 12. _____________ The speed of transmission of information. 13. _____________ is a technique to mix and send multiple data streams over a single medium. 14. _____________ is a mechanism by which data/information sent from source towards destination which are not directly connected. 15. _____________ The process for converting digital data into digital signal. 16. _____________ is a continuous stream of data in the wave form. 17. _____________ is discrete. 18. _____________ decides how data is transmitted between two computers. 19. _____________ bits are sent one after another in a queue manner. Serial transmission requires only one communication channel. 20. _____________ Data-bits have specific pattern and they help receiver recognize the start and end data bits. 21. _____________ works on the properties of light.
II. ENUMERATION. Give the following.
Signal Encoding Techniques Transmission Impairments