Homework due on February 8, 2007

I am sorry not to have put this up on the weekend like I said I would. However, I was moving to my new condominium and couldn't get to a computer. So, here are the questions due (Which you still have three nights to accomplish it):

Pg 164-165:

1. What is meant by the term telecommunications? (3 pts)
2. How do satellites work? (3 pts)
3. What does a telecommunication system consist of? What does each piece do? (6 pts)
4. Explain the analogue to digital conversion and why this signal conversion is necessary. (4 pts)
5. What can you see are the advantages of devices being linked together by Bluetooth technology? (1 pt)

Pg 166-167:

1. Explain what is meant by dial-up networking. (4 pts)
2. Explain the difference between ISDN and ADSL. (5 pts)
3. What advantages are there in connecting to the Internet via cable rather than a normal telephone line? (3 pts)
4. Why is TCP/IP so important to the Internet? (3 pts)
5. What is an IP address? Why is this so important for computers on the Internet? (3 pts)