What Is a Telecommunications System

question 44

Multiple Choice

What is a telecommunications system?

• A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
• B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
• C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
• D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

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Definitions:

Triassic

A geologic period and system which lasted from about 252 to 201 million years ago, marking the beginning of the Mesozoic Era.

Carboniferous

A geologic period and system that occurred around 359 to 299 million years ago, known for its vast swamp forests and the formation of significant coal deposits.

Ordovician

A geological period, approximately 485 to 444 million years ago, marked by significant diversification of life, especially in marine environments.

Cretaceous

A geological period from about 145 to 66 million years ago, known for the dominance of dinosaurs and ending with their mass extinction.