CMPT 165- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 31 pages long!)
4 Oct 2017
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The internet is a collection of computer that are connected by many ways: they can exchange information. An ethernet connection (have actual cable) is used over relatively short distances (up to 100 metres) but can transmit data very quickly (probably up to 100 or 1000 mbits/s in home networks). Wi-fi connection (aka 802. 11) uses radio waves to transmit information. The router is actually a small computer whose job it is to connect to other devices and in turn connect them to the outside internet (usually over a wired ethernet connection). Home routers usually connect up to 4 computers with ethernet and more by wi-fi), it must be connected to isp (internet service provider) in order to connect home, which costs $) Cable modem converts signals of your home network (ethernet) to and from a signal that can be carried by cables of the television company. Dsl modem connects the home network to the phone lines.
