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A company network that is accessible to authorized outsiders is called a(n) ____________________.

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The technique used for data sent over the Internet is ____.

A) docket switching
B) wideband switching
C) packet switching
D) data switching

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 7-2 Gabrielle 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.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 7-2 Gabrielle is the network administrator at a medium-sized company. One of her responsibilities is to purchase network devices to maintain the company network. Gabrielle would like to purchase a new ____, which would be used to connect the company's LAN and the Internet.

A personal area network (PAN) is a small network of two or more personal devices for one individual, such as a personal computer, smartphone, headset, tablet, portable speaker, smart watch, and/or printer.

____________________ can be included in a network anytime there is a situation with measurable criteria that needs precise, automatic, and continual monitoring.

____ was originally developed to carry a large number of high-speed video transmissions at one time, such as to deliver cable TV service.

____________________ software allows the user to watch and control his or her home TV system from anywhere with an Internet connection.

Monitoring systems may use ____, which are devices that respond to a stimulus (such as heat, light, or pressure) and generate an electrical signal that can be measured or interpreted.

Companies that provide mobile phone services are commonly called wireless providers . _________________________

In a ____ network, each computer or device is connected to multiple (sometimes all of the other) devices on the network.

Microsoft Office markup tools and specialized ____ are used in conjunction with networking technology to allow multiple individuals to edit and make comments in a document without destroying the original content.

The original first-generation cell phones were ____ and designed for voice data only.

Most networking media send data using analog ​signals . _________________________

Workgroup computing is also referred to as _________ computing.

Mobile phones are also called wireless phones.

____________________ networks can be used during transport to monitor the temperature inside cargo containers to ensure that products stay within the allowable temperature range.

The ____ network consists of 24 Department of Defense satellites that are used for location and navigation purposes.

List some common uses for computer networks.

An emerging type of mobile phone is the cellular/satellite ____ phone that can be used with cellular service when it is available and then switches to satellite service when cellular service is not available.