ECE4603 Fall'00 Homework Assignment #1 (v.2.0)
Due before 3:00 p.m. Tuesday 9/5/00
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#1. Identify the following signals as being considered analog (A), or
digital (D).
[ A ] Music (sound).
[ D ] Music stored on a CD.
[ D ] Serial port on a PC.
[ A ] 1925-era Telephone line.
[ D ] ISDN telephone line.
#2. Types of connections, possible answers:
A. Connection oriented (A).
B. Datagram (each packet travels an independent route (B).
[ A ] Analog telephone system voice call.
[ A ] ISDN telephone system telephone call.
[ B ] IP Network layer connection, over TCP/IP network.
[ A ] TCP Transport layer connection, over TCP/IP network.
[ B ] UDP Transport layer connection, over TCP/IP network.
[ A ] ATM network permanent virtual circuit.
[ A ] Any circuit that requires a setup phase and a take-down phase.
#3. Indicate the type of Network in the list A to G which best matches
the statement. For example, if the statement defines a "Packet Switched
Network," but is not specific either a "Datagram Network" or a "Virtual
Circuit Network," use answer D.
A - Communication Network-
B - - Switched Network
C - - - Circuit Switched Network -
D - - - Packet Switched Network-
E - - - - Datagram Network - (would include the new "switched Ethernet)
F - - - - Virtual Circuit Network-
G - - Packet Broadcast Network-
H - - - Packet Terrestrial Network
I - - - Satellite Radio Network
J - - - Local Area Network (shared bus type)
[ A ] - Carries data between hosts (or stations) connected to nodes.
[ G ] - Ethernet (early version) and Token Ring.
[ ] - Every packet travels independently (possibly different routes)
[ ] - Virtual circuits have to be set up for packets in a connection.
[ ] - Packets may arrive out of sequence.
[ ] - Real (constant bit rate or bandwidth) circuits have to be set up.
[ G ] - Transmission media has to be shared by all nodes.
#5. Indicate whether the following used hierarchical addresses (H) or
flat addresses (F).
[ H ] Postal service (ZIP codes)
[ H ] Telephone numbers
[ H ] Internet IP addresses
[ F ] Ethernet addresses
NEW VERSIONS OF QUESTIONS 4 and 5:
#4. World Wide Web #4. (answers are 2 to 4 letter acronyms (TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTML, SMTP, FTP, IP, UDP, ARP).
[ HTTP ] Application Layer Protocol designed for WWW servers and Browsers.
[ HTML ] Document formatting language for Web pages.
[ FTP ] Application Layer Protocol designed for file transfer.
[ IP ] Network layer that envelops and carries data over long distances.
[ TCP ] Transport Layer that sets up a reliable connection.
[ UDP ] Transport Layer that send short,independent messages.
#5. Indicate whether the following used hierarchical addresses (H) or flat addresses (F).
[ H ] Postal service ZIP codes ( 3.... is SE, 30... is north Ga., 303.. is Atlanta).
[ H ] Telephone numbers
[ H ] Internet IP addresses
[ F ] Ethernet addresses
[ F ] Postal Service street names in a town.
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