Unit 2 Assignment: Data Transmission IT331

Complete the following questions in an MS Word Document in APA format.

1. What connections would you make if you connected your laptop to a wireless hotspot, opened your email program, and sent an email to someone? Describe the series of connections that would be made, the equipment you would use for the wireless hotspot, the protocols used, and the TCP/IP layers the email would go through.
2. The addition of control information to a packet as it moves through the layers is called encapsulation. Provide a brief overview of the process that requested pieces of data (packets) undergo as they are sent over the Internet. Include the difference between the size of a typical packet and the size of a typical Ethernet frame.
3. Define data communication. Briefly discuss how signals are clocked, including what is meant when a signal is self-clocking and how the way in which signals are clocked affects data transmission. What is the relationship between frequency and baud rate?
4. Provide the results of these calculations:

• What is the frequency, in hertz, of a signal that repeats 60,000 times within one minute? What is its period (the length of one complete cycle)?
• What is the bandwidth of a signal composed of frequencies from 60 Hz to 600 Hz?

Assignment Requirements

Double-space your work, use a sans-serif font (e.g., Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri), 11-point font, and include both a separate cover/title page, a separate reference page, and references.

Written work should be free of spelling, grammar, and APA errors. Points deducted from the grade for each writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructors discretion.

Be sure to cite in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Use in-text citations where relevant, and provide a reference page. The cover page and reference page are not included in the page count.