ATEC/ Computer Networks

	A personal area network (PAN) is a network of personal devices for one individual, such as his or her portable computer, mobile phone, and printer. 1. False       2. True
	Physicians can use telemedicine to perform remote diagnosis of patients.   1. True   2. False
	PC conferencing is the use of networking technology to conduct real-time, face-to-face meetings between individuals physically located in different places.   1. False 2. True
	In ____ transmission, data can travel in either direction, but only in one direction at a time.   1. half-simplex     2. simplex       3. half-duplex 100%      4. duplex
	In a ____, there are a number of different connections between the devices on the network so that data can take any of several possible paths from source to destination.   1. ring network     2. star network     3. bus network       4. mesh network
	The accompanying figure displays a ____. 1. single-wire cable       2. coaxial cable 3. twisted pair cable     4. fiber-optic cable
	Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 7-2Gabrielle is the network administrator at a medium-sized company. One of her responsibilities is to purchase network devices to maintain the company network. Gabrielle realizes that to improve network performance, she needs to buy and install a ____, which identifies the device on the network for which the data is intended and sends the data to that device only.   1. bus     2. node     3. bridge       4. switch
	The ____ network consists of 24 Department of Defense satellites that are used for location and navigation purposes. 1. location positioning system (LPS)       2. global positioning system (GPS)   3. satellite positioning system (SPS)     4. cellular phone
	A Slingbox is designed to ____________________ multimedia content—that is, to allow viewers to view content of their choosing at a more convenient location.   1.  placeshift   placeshift
	The ____________________ is a satellite-based location and navigation system.   1.  GPS  Equals GPS Equals global positioning system Equals global positioning system (GPS) Equals GPS (global positioning system)