Component

Component: Communication Systems

Question 2

Written Paper Section I Question 2 - 2002 HSC

Identification of transmission cable

Question 2

Written Paper Section I Question 2 - 2001 HSC

File extension to identify a saved file for later retrieval

Question 3

Written Paper Section I Question 3 - 2010 HSC

Type of subscription-based web-feed provided for users

Question 5

Written Paper Section I Question 5 - 2002 HSC

Description of network operating system

Question 6

Written Paper Section I Question 6 - 2001 HSC

Appropriate transmission media

Question 8

Written Paper Section I Question 8 - 2002 HSC

Description of network diagram

Question 11

Written Paper Section I Question 11 - 2010 HSC

Example of a virtual community

Question 12

Written Paper Section I Question 12 - 2002 HSC

Method to ensure that an email is re-sent correctly

Question 15

Written Paper Section I Question 15 - 2010 HSC

Explanation of 'smtp'

Question 16

Written Paper Section I Question 16 - 2002 HSC

How Token Ring and Ethernet protocol manage data collisions

Question 17

Written Paper Section I Question 17 - 2010 HSC

Name given to a network of many interlinked LANs in an organisation

Question 20

Written Paper Section I Question 20 - 2010 HSC

Characteristics of a Network Operating System

Question 20

Written Paper Section I Question 20 - 2002 HSC

Parity bit error checking

Question 22

Written Paper Section II Question 22 - 2010 HSC

Describe the difference between thin and fat clients. Design a data dictionary for a school payment system. Explain how the message is organised into packets of data to be transmitted and reassembled. Explain an error detection technique.

Question 23

Written Paper Section II Question 23 - 2002 HSC

Identifying information technology within an information system. Propose and outline two different types of information systems that could be used to analysing purchasing trends.

Question 24

Written Paper Section II Question 24 - 2010 HSC

Describe one social and one ethical issue arising from downloading digital books. Discuss the feasibility issues relating to the success of Digibook. Explain the communication protocols used during transmission for this scenario.

Question 24

Written Paper Section II Question 24 - 2001 HSC

Describe methods of error detection. Outline new trends in processing, organising, storing and retrieving data and how these trends might be applied to an information system. Analyse issues associated with an e-mail message.