Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 575.
| 1. Router | a. a device for connecting two computers by a telephone line, consisting of a modulator that converts computer signals into audio signals and a corresponding demodulator. |
| 2. Pathway | b. a route to or way of access to; way of reaching or achieving something. |
| 3. Destination | c. an institution supported by an endowment, often one that provides funds for charities, research, etc. |
| 4. Traffic | d. the smallest unit of information, indicating the presence or absence of a single feature. |
| 5. Foundation | e. a device that allows packets of data to be moved efficiently between two points on a network. |
| 6. Capacity | f. the aggregate volume of messages transmitted through a communications system in a given period. |
| 7. Modem | g. the bit rate that a communication channel or other system can carry. |
| 8. Bit | h. the predetermined end of a journey or voyage. |
7. Translate these passages in writing:
a) The routers determine where to send information from one computer to another. Routers are specialized computers that send your messages and those of every other Internet user speeding to their destinations along thousands of pathways.
b) The router ensures that information doesn't go where it's not needed. This is crucial for keeping large volumes of data from clogging the connections of "innocent bystanders."
c) Backbones are typically fiber optic trunk lines. The trunk line has multiple fiber optic cables combined together to increase the capacity. Fiber optic cables are designated OC for optical carrier.
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