The Weekly Nielsen Report Shows That 20 Million of the 97

question 77

Multiple Choice

The weekly Nielsen report shows that 20 million of the 97 million television households in the U.S.watched American Idol last week even though only half of the households were actually watching television during this time period.The program rating for the show is approximately:

• A)18
• B)21
• C)29
• D)42
• E)cannot be determined from the information given

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Definitions:

Ethernet Network

A network that uses the Ethernet protocol as the means (or standard) by which the nodes on the network communicate.

Signal Collision

A phenomenon occurring in a network when two signals are sent simultaneously over the same channel, causing interference and potential data loss.

Jam Signal

A special signal sent to network nodes alerting them that a data collision has occurred.

Peer-To-Peer

A decentralized network architecture where all the participants, or nodes, share part of their resources directly with each other, without going through a centralized server.