Chapter 2 Sheet

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Describe the difference between serial and parallel transmission and give an
application on each
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Ques on 2

Write Down the difference between serial and parallel transmission and give an
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Ques on 3

Give two benefits of using serial transmission and one benefit of using parallel
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Ques on 4

State two benefits of using serial transmission and one benefit of using parallel
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Ques on 5

True or False
1) Sending data in one direction only is called half duplex transmission ( )
2) sending data in both directions at the same time is called full duplex
transmission ( )

3) USB uses parallel transmission ( )

Ques on 6

What is meant by USB? And give two characteristics of it and one disadvantage of
using it
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Ques on 7

State two characteristics of usb and one disadvantage ofusing it

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Ques on 8

state the error detec on method:

-Used in data entry
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-can be even or odd
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-Uses Acknowledgements and time-outs
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‘Ques on 9

Describe the process of parity check?

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Ques on 10

Explain the process of parity check

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Ques on 11

Can Parity check not identify that a bit has been transmitted incorrectly?
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Ques on 12

When Parity check can not identify that a bit has been transmitted incorrectly?
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Ques on 13

Describe the check digit error detection method

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Ques on 14

Explain the check digit error detection method

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Ques on 15

Describe the difference between check digit and check sum

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Ques on 16

State the difference between check digit and check sum

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Ques on 17

Describe the process of echo check.

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Ques on 18

Write down the process of echo check.

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Ques on 19

What is the difference between static and dynamic IP Address

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Ques on 20

State the difference between static and dynamic IP Address

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Ques on 21

Complete the following paragraph using the following words:

MAC address
IP address
Manufacturer
Network
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Network, it is unique for every internet session while
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Ques on 22

State two characteristics of IP V4 and one example on it

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Ques on 23

State two characteristics of IP V6 and one example on it

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Ques on 25

State two characteristics of IP V6 and one example on it and two characteristics of

IP V4 and one example on it

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Ques on 26

The URL consists of three parts

State them.
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Ques on 27

What are the the three parts of the url?

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Ques on 28
What is meant by HTML , and state one of it’s uses
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Ques on 29

One of the web browser functions is that it sends requests to webserver

a)What is meant by webserver?
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b)State three other functions

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Ques on 30

One of the web browser functions is that it sends requests to webserver

a)What is meant by webserver?
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b)Write down three other functions

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Ques on 31
How is the web page displayed?
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Ques on 32
State how is the web page displayed
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Ques on 33

What is cookies? And give three use to it.

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Define cookies and give three uses to it.

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Ques on 35
Explain why a user may be concerned about their informa on being stored in cookies?
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Ques on 36
State why a user may be concerned about their informa on being stored in cookies
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Ques on 37

Describe the difference between a session cookie and a persistent cookie?

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Ques on 38

What is the difference between a session cookie and a persistent cookie?

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Ques on 39

Complete using the following terms. You can use each term more than once
.Web browser
.Web sever
Cookies is stored by........................................................on user’s computer.
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cookie to ………………………………….. .

Ques on 40
What does a packet header store and what does packet trailer store?
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Ques on 41
State what does a packet header store and what does packet trailer store?
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Ques on 42

What is meant by packet switching

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Ques on 43

what is meant by router

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Ques on 44

Describe what is meant by router

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Ques on 45

How data transmission takes place?

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Ques on 46

Explain How data transmission takes place

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Ques on 47

What does the network interface card contains ?

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Ques on 48

State what does the network interface card contains

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