Informal Quiz 1: Solutions
?????The reason why a computer database is better than a notebook containing the same information is because the computer allows me to search, index, organize and access the information easily. A network would add no value.
?????In terms of virtualization, the network can be thought of as a large switch connecting users instead of ports.
?????If peak rate = 5 Mbps, Avg rate = 1 Mbps and Service rate = 2 Mbps, multiplexing gain = 2.
?????A hotel which is leasing a T-1 line (which can carry 24 calls at a time) to provide service for 200 customers is exploiting temporal multiplexing.
?????If a task can be divided into N independent, equally sized subtasks, I need to use pipelining in order to parallelize it.
?????Batching of bits into packets of at least a minimum size is the right way to packetize real-time data.
?????A 700 MHz processor will execute my program twice as fast as a 350 MHz processor.