FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

HOW STAR BUS RING MESH TOPOLOGY CONNECT COMPUTER NETWORKS IN ORGANIZATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a communication device?
A
Any device that can be used to connect other devices together.
B
Any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device.
C
A device that is attached to a computer that can only be used to send instruction to pheriperals.
D
Any device that can be used to received digital transmission via transmission media.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A communications device is any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device. One type of communications device that connects a communications channel to a sending or receiving device such as a com-puter is a modem.

Detailed explanation-2: -A modem is one kind of communication tool that joins a channel to a sending or receiving device, like a computer. Data is processed by computers as digital signals. Depending on the communications channel, data, instructions, and information can move along it in analogue or digital form.

Detailed explanation-3: -A classic example of a communication device is a computer modem, which converts a computer’s digital information to an analog signal for transmission over a telephone line. Similarly, a modem receives analog signals, and converts them to digital, for processing by the computer.

Detailed explanation-4: -telegraph, any device or system that allows the transmission of information by coded signal over distance.

Detailed explanation-5: -All types of computers and mobile devices serve as sending and receiving devices in a communications system. This includes mainframe computers, servers, desktop computers, notebook computers, Tablet PCs, smart phones, portable media players, and GPS receivers.

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