Networking, incl. mobile computing
12 important questions on Networking, incl. mobile computing
What are the advantages and disavantages of twisted-pair wire communication?
- Inexpensive
- Widely available
- Easy to work with
Disadvantages:
- Slow
- Subject to interference
- Easily tapped
What are the advantages and disadvantages of coaxial cable communication?
- Higher bandwidth than twisted-pair
- Less susceptible to electromagnetic interference
Disadvantages:
- Relatively expensive and inflexible
- Easily tapped (low to medium security)
- Somewhat difficult to work with
What are the advantages and disadvantages of fibre-optic cable?
- Very high bandwidth
- Relatively inexpensive
- Difficult to tap (good security)
Disadvantages:
- Difficult to work with
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What are advantages and disadvantages of microwave communication?
- High bandwidth
- Relatively inexpensive
Disadvantages:
- Must have unobstructed line of sight
- Susceptible to environmental interference
What are advantages and disadvantages of sattelite communication?
- High bandwidth
- Large coverage area
Disadvantages:
- Expensive
- Must have unobstructed line of sight
- Signals experience propagation delay
- Must use encryption for security
What are advantages and disadvantages of radio (e.g. Wi-Fi, bluetooth) communication?
- High bandwidth
- Signals pass through walls
- Inexpensive and easy to install
Disadvantages:
- Creates electrical interference problems
- Susceptible to snooping unless encrypted
What are the advantages and disadvantages of infrared communication?
- Low to medium bandwidth
Disadvantages:
- Must have unobstructed line of sight
- Used only for short distances.
Explain the difference between bluetooth and wifi
What is an IP-address, mac adress and a gateway?
Mac: built into machine, cannot change
Gateway: address of the modem
What is transmission control (packet switching)
Explain internet, intranet, extranet
Intranet: sharing info within organisation
Extranet: sharing info across collaborating organisations
What are the HTTP, SMTP and SIP protocols?
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