1. Describe a local land line phone system based on the following Landline Telephone Components: a. Local Loop - It is the physical link or circuit that connects from the demarcation point of the customer premises to the edge of the common carrier or telecommunications service provider's network. b. Central Office - A "central office" is an office in a locality to which subscriber home and business lines are connected on what is called a local loop. c. Local Exchanges - wireline telephone companies are divided into two large categories (long range, and local) d. POP - "point of presence" is an artificial demarcation point e. Long Distance System - telephone company that provides connections. f. Fixed Line - land-line?

2. Define and describe the following Telecommunications Network Components: a. Cellular Telephones - a telephone with access to a cellular radio system so it can be used over a wide area, without a physical connection to a network. i. Voice - a service that utilizes dial-tone to fulfill a service. ii. Data - data is information that has been translated into a form that is more convenient to move or process.

b. Telephone Network Topology: i. Demarcation Point - the point at which the public switched telephone network ends and connects with the customer's on-premises wiring. ii. Equipment - refers to hardware used mainly for telecommunications such as transmission lines, multiplexers and base transceiver stations. iii. Access Networks - part of a telecommunications network which connects subscribers to their immediate service provider. iv. Regional/Metro Networks - a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large LAN, but smaller than the area covered by a WAN.

c. Cable TV i. Broadcast TV - television signal is transmitted by radio waves to the TV receiver from a terrestrial transmitter ii. Community Antenna - the ?original ?form of ?cable ?television. iii. Network Access Point - is a public network exchange facility. iv. Interface Device - is a hardware component or system of components that allows a human being to interact with a computer, a telephone system, or other electronic information system.

d. Telecommunication Services: i. RBOCs - Regional Bell operating company ii. Unbundling - market or charge for (items or services) separately rather than as part of a package. iii. MSOs - an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems. iv. ISPs - Internet service provider v. Triple Play - marketing term for the provisioning, over a single broadband connection vi. Cloud Computing - is a kind of Internet-based computing, where shared resources, data and information are provided to computers