ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
TRUE OR FALSE
True 1. All types of computers and mobile devices serve as sending and receiving devices in a communications system.
False 2. On a client/server network, the client controls access to the resources on the network and provides a centralized storage area. (422)
True 3. On a P2P network, each computer has equal responsibilities and capabilities. (422)
False 4. Wi-Fi networks cannot be integrated with Ethernet networks. (427)
False 5. Most current operating systems do not yet have built-in Bluetooth support. (427)
False 6. UWB requires line-of-sight transmission, so its technology is not as widespread as IrDA. (429)
True 7. For successful communications with NFC devices, the devices or objects must touch or be placed within an inch or two of each other. (430)
True 8. DSL transmits on existing standard copper phone wiring. (433)
False 9. Phone networks, the Internet, and other networks with large amounts of traffic use DSL. (434)
False 10. A broadband modem is a communications device that converts digital signals to analog signals and analog signals to digital signals, so that data can travel along an analog phone line. (435)
True 11. Although some routers may be able to connect more than 200 computers and mobile devices, the performance of the router may decline as you add connections. (438)
True 12. With satellite Internet connections, uplink transmissions usually are slower than downlink transmissions.
MATCHING TYPE
a. standard that outlines characteristics of how two devices communicate on a network
b. guidelines that specify the way computers access the medium to which they are connected, the type(s) of medium used, the speeds used on different types of networks, and the type(s) of physical cable and/or the wireless technology used
c. third-party business that provides networking services such as EDI