Ten100: Chapter 24 Assignment
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- 1.What major historical events led to the formation of the Internet? What was the US able to accomplish with the computer systems it invented during this period?
- 2.What problems were the developers of the Internet trying to solve?
- 3.What are the design constraints placed on the Internet users?
- 4.Why must data packets be small and sequenced?
- 5.What's the difference between an analog signal and a digital signal? Give examples of each.
- 6.Do you believe its a good thing that anyone can put anything (or find anything) online? What are some unintended consequences of this freedom?
- 7.Please fill answer below_______
- 8.The "brains" of a computer, called the _______________, is a very complex, interconnected set of electronic devices, processor, memory, and control chips.
- 9.________________ conduct currents, but not as well as a true conductor, such as copper.
- 10.An ___________ signal ranges over a continuous set of values.
- 11.A _____________ signal has a discrete limited set of numerical values such as bits and bytes.
- 12.Discrete packets of information that contain any type of data coded in digital form are called ___________.
- 13.Every computer on the internet must have an IP, or ________________, address.
- 14.In addition to carrying the address of the receiving computer, each data packet also has to have a ______________ so that the receiving computer can reassemble the message in the correct order.
- 15.Small computer groups are called LAN, or ___________________ , and can still be hacked.
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