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Data transmission: types of transmission (serial, parallel, simplex, half-duplex, full-duplex)
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which type of transmission sends one bit at a time along a single wire?

  1. Serial transmission
  2. Parallel transmission
  3. Simplex transmission
  4. Duplex transmission
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✓ Answer: A — Serial transmission
Award 1 mark. Parallel transmission uses several wires so that multiple bits travel side by side.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What does simplex transmission mean?

  1. Data can travel in both directions at the same time
  2. Data can travel in only one direction
  3. Data travels in both directions but not at the same time
  4. Data travels along several wires at once
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✓ Answer: B — Data can travel in only one direction
Award 1 mark. A keyboard sending keystrokes to a computer works this way.
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