Questions from Business Communication

Q: Describe the frame layouts for SDLC, Ethernet, and PPP.

Describe the frame layouts for SDLC, Ethernet, and PPP.

Q: How does a thin client differ from a thick client?

How does a thin client differ from a thick client?

Q: What is transmission efficiency?

What is transmission efficiency?

Q: How do information bits differ from overhead bits?

How do information bits differ from overhead bits?

Q: Are stop bits necessary in asynchronous transmission? Explain by using a

Are stop bits necessary in asynchronous transmission? Explain by using a diagram.

Q: Under what conditions does a data link layer protocol need an address

Under what conditions does a data link layer protocol need an address?

Q: Are large frame sizes better than small frame sizes? Explain.

Are large frame sizes better than small frame sizes? Explain.

Q: What media access control technique does your class use?

What media access control technique does your class use?

Q: Show how the word “HI” would be sent using asynchronous

Show how the word “HI” would be sent using asynchronous transmission using even parity (make assumptions about the bit patterns needed). Show how it would be sent using Ethernet.

Q: Under what conditions is media access control unimportant?

Under what conditions is media access control unimportant?