Defining the issue/Problem

Quality and Relevance of the content

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1.You are sitting at the local coffee shop, enjoying your favorite latte. You pull out your laptop and, using the wireless network available at the coffee shop, access your e-mail. List all the different networks possibly involved in this operation.

2.With your new cell phone, you have just taken a snapshot of your best friend. You decide to send this snapshot to the e-mail account of a mutual friend across the country. List all the different networks possibly involved in this operation.

3.You are driving in a new city and have just gotten lost. Using your car's built-in navigational system, you submit a request for driving directions from a nearby intersection to your destination. List all the different networks possibly involved in this operation

4.The local cable TV company is considering removing all the coaxial cable and replacing it with fiber-optic cable. List the advantages and disadvantages of this plan.

5.Rank the following five media examples

twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, microwave, and satellite

i)in order from highest data transmission speed to lowest data transmission speed

ii)Using the same five media examples from the previous exercise, rank them in order from most noisy transmission to least noisy transmission.