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Homework #1 - CSIS 625 - Fall 2003 - Section 1
Due Week 4 (September 29, 2003) by classtime
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Define the following:
1) Telecommunications:
2) Bandwidth:
3) Network:
4) Protocol:
5) CLEC:
6) Simplex Transmission:
7) Star Network:
8) Distortion:
9) FM: 

Short Answer:

10) List the 7 OSI layers and describe each briefly:

11) Compare a pure mesh network  with a generic mesh network.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each.

12) What is bit rate, what is baud rate and how are they related?

13) With a given bandwidth, which digital-to-analog encoding technique gives the highest bit rate and why? (Emphasis on why)

14) Explain the benefits and problems of multi-mode fiber vs. single-mode fiber.

15) Compare Serial and Parallel transmission modes with advantages and disadvantages of each.