CS 457/557: Computer Networks : MIS420/520 - Networking in a Business Environment - Week 6 Assignment
In-class Dicussion (These questions are for discussion during this week's chat sessions and the bulletin board; you are expected to review all of the questions and be prepared to discuss the questions and answers.)
- You should be able to discuss and answer any of the CORE REVIEW QUESTIONS from chapter 5.
- You should be able to discuss and answer any of the REVIEW QUESTIONS from chapter 5.
Bulletin Board Discussion (These questions are for discussion in the WebCT Discussion)[post your answers to the discussion group for CS 457/557: Computer Networks : MIS420/520 - Networking in a Business Environment by 10:00 a.m. MST Tuesday, October 2nd]
Answer these questions in your own words.
- What was the most surprising thing you learned in this chapter?
- What was the most difficult part of this chapter for you?
Homework [Due before class on October 2nd] (The following assignment is intended to provide an overview of data transmission issues). [e-mail your answers to summers_wayne@ColumbusState.edu before 11 a.m. MST, Tuesday, October 2nd]
- Several forms of transmission are asymmetric, with downstream speeds being higher than upstream speeds. a) For what application is this good? b) For what applications do you think asymmetric transmission speeds are not good? (The answer to this part is not in the text.)
- a) Which is better for downloading, a 10 Mbps cable modem or a 10 Mbps ADSL line? Explain. b) Which is better for uploading, a 10 Mbps cable modem or a 10 Mbps ADSL line? Explain.
- Besides the speed of your line to the ISP, what determines download speed in World Wide Web access?
- a) In the vignette at the start of the chapter, what problem did Glenn face? b) What did he have to add to solve it? c) What was the problem with IP addresses, and how was it solved?
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