What are the different categories of networks? Compare and contrast the different types of network topologies.
- How is information sent across a transmission medium from the physical layer?
- Compare and contrast frequency spectrum and bandwidth.
- What is encoding? What are the different combinations of encoding? Explain the uses of digital and analog encoding.
- Briefly define important factors that can be used in evaluating or comparing the various digital-to-digital encoding techniques.
- What are the different categories of modulation to change digital signals to analog signals?
- What is TCP/IP protocol?
- Is it always necessary to use TCP/IP for Internet systems? How is this protocol and the Internet related?
- What are the five most critical communications functions that TCP/IP is able to perform?
- Is the TCP/IP protocol difficult to understand? Why or why not?
- What are the similarities and differences between IP v.4 and IP V6?