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11 Cards in this Set
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Parallel Transmission |
Occurs when a number of bits are sent simultaneously. |
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Serial Transmission |
Occurs when bits are sent one by one along the data channel. |
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Simplex |
Data can only be sent in one direction. |
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Half Duplex |
Data can be sent in both directions, but only on direction at a time. |
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Full Duplex |
Data can be sent in both directions at the same time. |
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Multiplexing |
Where several independent data sources are combined to be sent along a single route to a single destination. |
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Switch |
Connects segments of a network together. |
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Switching |
prevents data from being sent to all parts of the network. |
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Router |
A device which holds the addresses of the computers on a network and can direct data to the correct computer. |
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Data Collision |
Occurs when two sets of data are detected on the network simultaneously. |
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Protocol |
A set of rules which specifies how data is transmitted across a network. |
