Topic 3.1 - Data transmission - Exercises
1. Define the term protocol and outline why protocols are necessary for effective network communication. 2. A student wants to copy a file across the network to a folder on a server. The video size is 25 GB and the network is ethernet LAN. You can assume a transmission speed of 100Mbps. a) Calculate how long it would take to transmit the file. b) Assuming the student compresses the file before copying the file...