Eight stations are competing for the use of the shared channel using the modified Adaptive free walk protocol by Gallager. If the stations 7 and 8 are suddenly become ready at once, how many bit slots are needed to resolve the contention?
Options
A. 1 slots
B. 5 slots
C. 10 slots
D. 14 slots
Correct Answer
5 slots
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1. Which of the following connectivity devices is used to extend a network on a purely mechanical basis?
2. The IEEE 802 project of the 1980s involved further defining the lower two layers of the OSI model. A number of standards were agreed upon during that time. Which of the following is the standard for Ethernet?
Correct Answer: Converts parallel data into a stream of bits
8. Which of the following statement is correct?
Options
A. Satellite transponders use a higher frequency for reception of radiation from earth stations and lower frequency for transmission to earth stations.
B. Satellite transponders contain a device that echos the radiation without change from one point on earth to another
C. Satellite transponder contain devices that transform the message sent from one location on earth to a different code for transmission to another location
D. satellite transponders us lower frequency reception of radiation from earth stations and higher frequency for transmission to earth stations
Correct Answer: Satellite transponders use a higher frequency for reception of radiation from earth stations and lower frequency for transmission to earth stations.
9. Modulation in which the two binary values are represented by two different amplitudes of the carrier frequency is known as
10. You have been contracted to install a windows NT network in an office that is located in a strip mall. The office is located next to the power plant of the building, so a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) has already been installed. What type of cable should you use for the network cabling? Choose the best answer.