1.5 Data Transmission

What is a Computer Network?

What are the features of a LAN?

What are the features of a WAN?

What is an NIC?

In what two ways a can a Network connection be made?

What are the feature of a Wired Connection?

What are the feature of a Wireless Connection?

What is a server on a network?

What servers are typical on a lager network?

What is a Modem and What does it do?

What is Serial Transmission of data?

What is Parallel Transmission of data?

Modes of Transmission. What is SIMPLEX, HALF-DUPLEX and DUPLEX?

What is a Bit Rate?

Why does a picture take longer to transmit than character based data?

What is File Compression?

What is the difference between Speed of transmission and Rate of transmission.

What is Streaming of Data?

Error in Data Transmission - What is Echoing Back?

Error in Data Transmission - What is a Checksum?

Error in Data Transmission - What is a Parity Check?

Error in Data Transmission - What is a Parity Block?

What is Packet Switching?

What is Packet Switching?

What is meant by the term Protocol?