Data Communications Quiz

The term _______ literally means "without synchronism", which in data communications terminology means "without specific time reference".

A type of transmission method that is sometimes called start-stop transmission.

Which transmission method is more suitable for high-speed communication?

A unique sequence of bits that is transmitted at the beginning of each message is sometimes called a ________.

Framing character individually with start and stop bits is sometimes said to occur on a ___________.

Framing characters in blocks is sometimes said to occur on a ___________.

When no character is being transmitted in the line transmitter and receiver is in an _______ state.

Involves identifying the beginning and end of a character within a message.

The beginning of the character is signaled by a start bit with a value of binary "0".

The last bit of the character that is represented as binary "1".