Welcome to your Grade 10 Information Technology chapter 2
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
What is defined as the connection of two or more computers connected by transmission media for sharing data?
2.
Which type of transmission media uses a physical path between the transmitter and the receiver?
3.
What are the three major classes of guided media?
4.
Which transmission medium is broadly classified as unguided?
5.
What is the function of the twisting in a twisted-pair cable?
6.
Which guided medium offers the advantage of higher data rates and immunity to electromagnetic interference?
7.
What provides communication between two devices where one or both may be mobile and the area is divided into cells?
8.
What does GSM stand for in mobile communications?
9.
Which generation of cellular phone systems is the Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS)?
10.
What is the relationship between a base station and a mobile switching center (MSC)?
11.
Which IP address class is used for a small number of networks with a very large number of hosts?
12.
What are Class D IP addresses used for?
13.
What is the range of the first octet for Class C IP addresses?
14.
In a satellite system, what is the term for the signal sent from the earth station to the satellite?
15.
Which of the following primarily uses guided media?
16.
What is the physical path between a transmitter and a receiver called?
17.
Which type of waves are used for omnidirectional communication?
18.
What are the three types of satellite orbits?
19.
Which component of a cellular network is responsible for switching calls between mobile users?
20.
What does a WLAN provide that a wired LAN does not in an indoor environment?
21.
What is the term for the electronic transmission of information over distances?
22.
Which device acts as a central point in a WLAN to connect wireless devices to the network?
23.
How many octets are in an IPv4 address?
24.
Which class of IP address starts with the bits "10"?
25.
What is the high-order bit for Class A IP addresses?
26.
Which medium consists of an inner copper conductor and a shield?
27.
What is the main difference between omnidirectional and unidirectional waves?
28.
Which transmission media is usually categorized as guided or unguided?
29.
Which cellular generation is digital AMPS (D-AMPS)?
30.
Which technology is a short-range wireless communication used for small personal areas?
