College Name: Florida Tech
Subject: Networks and Communication
Course Code: MGT 5157
Title: ASSIGNMENT 1
Question 40860: • Explain what modern computer networks are and the general principles behind data communications
• Incorporate common connectivity terms
• Distinguish among different types of switched networks
Instructions
For each of the multiple-choice questions below, choose one of the options and explain your answer. For the others, provide an explanation. Your explanation should be a minimum of one paragraph (four to five sentences). Include citations to all external references. Ten points are earned for each question.
1. Ethernet is an example of:
a. LAN
b. MAN
2. The scope of a wide-area network is:
a. Within the premises of a building
b. Within a college campus
c. Countrywide
d. Worldwide
e. (a) or (b)
f. (c) or (d)
3. Transmission is the propagation and processing of data signals between network elements. Describe the two basic encoding schemes for the transmission of data signals.
4. Which encoding scheme is the most prevalent in modern computer communications? Why?
5. Why is this encoding scheme important, from a security standpoint?
