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A ____ is a set of codes, message structures, signals, and procedures implemented in hardware and software that permits the exchange of information between nodes.   protocol  
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What type of signal uses the presence and absence of voltage or light, or radio frequency manipulation, to represent one and zero?   A digital signal  
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The maximum rate at which bits can be conveyed by a signaling method over a certain media type is called ____   bandwidth  
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____ is the actual rate at which bits are transmitted over a certain media at a specific time   Throughput  
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____ is the time delay involved in the transmission of data on a network.   Latency  
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A collection of data message information to be conveyed is called a ____   packet  
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When additional data surrounds a packet to facilitate its successful transmission by delineating the start and end of the packet, it is called a ____   frame  
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How many bits are in an octet?   8  
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When large data payloads are required, there is a protocol mechanism that is used to control the orderly transmission of the payload. What is this called?   Segmentation  
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If the master computer fails in a master/slave network, it will not affect communication on the network.   False  
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What media access control method allows a node access at any time, although the node must listen for activity and wait for silence before it can begin to transmit?   Contention  
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The standard description of the various layers of data communication commonly used in computer-based networks is called the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model.   True  
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The concept behind the OSI Model is to divide the very complex problem of computer-to-computer communication into several smaller pieces.   True  
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What layer(s) of the OSI Model handle(s) point-to-point communications?   Data link, Network, and Physical  
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What OSI layer has the primary responsibility for managing the delivery of messages through different possible routes?   The network layer  
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What criterion is used to decide what the best route is when multiple paths are available to a router?   Cost, Reliability, and Speed of the route  
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