Chapter 6 Study Guide

1. What is the main drawback of wireless LANs?

2. _____ is a popular medium for connecting computers and networking devices because it is relatively flexible, reliable,
and low cost.

3. _____ fulfill organizational needs for reliable data communications while relieving the organization of the burden of
providing its own network management and maintenance.

4. _____ are point-to-point dedicated digital circuits provided by telephone companies.

5. Bluetooth is considered a _____ technology, because it typically supports a network used by only one person.

6. The _____ standard was developed for devices that communicate with each other within a short range of up to 10
meters (33 feet) in the office, at home, and in motor vehicles.

7. The first generation of mobile communication technologies used _____.

8. The most important and pervasive set of protocols for telecommunications and networks today is called _____.

9. The bandwidth of a communication medium is measured as  _____.

10. _____ is a standard communication protocol to create a radio connection between two devices.

11. The ability to scramble and code messages through  keys that are shared only between the sender and receiver is
referred to as _____.

12. The major downside of internet service provided by television cable firms is that cable _____.

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13. The Greek word tele, which means “_____,” is part of such words as “telephone,” “teleconference,” and other words
referring to technologies that allow communications over large distances.

14. _____ are high-frequency radio waves that can carry signals over long distances with high accuracy.

15. A _____ can be thought of as a “tunnel” through the Internet or other public network that allows only authorized users
to access company resources.

16. An alternative for households that cannot obtain cable or DSL connections to the Internet is _____.

17. The major advantage of mobile phone is that _____.

18. A _____ is a device that connects two networks, such as a LAN, to the Internet.

19. _____ span a greater distance than LANs and usually have more complicated networking equipment for midrange
communications.

20. _____ is a standard method of wireless communications, specifically for high-speed data transmission for mobile
phones.

21. _____ allow Internet access to anyone within range who uses a wireless-equipped device, provided logging in is not
limited by controlled access codes.

22. The speeds of transmitting into a network are referred to as _____ speeds.

23. _____ is a standard for software that digitizes and compresses voice signals and transmits the bits via the Internet link.

24. Which of the following statements is true about radio frequency identification tags?

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25. A _____ line is made of 24 channels (groups of wires) of 64 Kbps each.

26. A _____ can connect dissimilar networks and can be programmed to also act as a firewall to filter communications.

27. A computer network within a building, or a campus of adjacent buildings, is called a _____.

28. When a call is placed on a cellular phone, the signal is first transmitted to the closest _____, which sends a signal
through landlines that dial the desired phone number.

29. Businesses use _____ to save on travel costs and lodging, car fleets, and the time of highly salaried employees
incurred on bringing together employees working in different organizations or at different sites in the same organization.

30. The proliferation of high-speed connection services, also called _____, is mainly the result of businesses’ and
individuals’ rush to the Internet.

31. _____ can be very tiny, about the size of a rice grain, or several square inches, depending on the amount of
information they need to contain and the environment in which they are used.

32. With _____, data transmitted to computers from a telephone company's switching center remains digital throughout
the entire transmission.

33. A _____ is a common device often used as a central location to connect computers or devices to a local network.

34. The number next to _____ refers to data speed in multiples of 51.84 Mbps, considered the base rate bandwidth of a
very high connection speed service.

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