Twisted pair cable consists of pairs of insulated copper wires that are twisted together to reduce ____.

____ is sometimes called TV cable or simply "cable" because of its common use for cable television transmission.

____ is a high-speed packet-switching protocol used in WANs.

The ____ of a medium is the speed at which data are communicated.

____ is point-to-point transmission between two stationary devices, usually between two buildings, as opposed to mobile wireless, in which people carry a mobile device.

____ are point-to-point dedicated digital circuits provided by telephone companies.

____ is the transmission and reception of images over telephone lines.

A ______ , in traditional usage, is a device whose purpose is to translate communications signals from analog to digital, and vice versa.

A(n) ____ is a wireless network designed for handheld and portable devices such as PDAs, cell phones, and tablet or laptop computers, and is intended for use by only one or two people.

A communications ____ is a set of rules that govern communication between computers or between computers and other computer-related devices that exchange data.

When a line is capable of carrying multiple transmissions simultaneously it is said to be___.

____ are high frequency radio waves that can carry signals over long distances with high accuracy.

When a communications medium can carry only one transmission at a time, it is known as ____.

People sitting in conference rooms thousands of miles apart are brought together by their transmitted images and speech in what is called ____.

A(n) ____ is the physical means that transports the signal, such as a telephone line, a television cable, or a radio wave.

A direct link to a wireless router or AP creates a(n) ____.

A(n) ____ is a device that connects two networks, such as a LAN, to the Internet.

A single Wi-Fi router can be connected to a(n) ____, which in turn is connected to a wired network and usually to the Internet, allowing tens to hundreds of Wi-Fi-equipped devices to share the Internet link.

In the context of data communications, a(n) ____ is a combination of devices or nodes connected to each other through a communication channel.

____ is the transmittal of data and information from one point to another.