In the Early Days of Networking, the Most Common Way

question 43

Multiple Choice

In the early days of networking, the most common way to transmit data was via ____, dial-up telephone lines.

• A)directly-connected
• B)shared
• C)linked
• D)switched

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Definitions:

Recessionary Period

A time characterized by economic decline across the economy, lasting more than a few months, typically visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.

Inflation

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

Inventories

Producers’ stocks of finished and in-process goods.

Economic Fluctuations

Variations in the economic activity of a country over time, including periods of growth (expansions) and decline (recessions).