Unit 2 Assignment
Kaplan University
IT331-01

Part 1a: Describe the hot spot involved in this operation. I am in the airport waiting on the next leg of my flight. I sit down closest to the walkway so that I can reach the hotspots from several different restaurants in the vicinity of my gate. I start up my wireless-equipped laptop and I wait to see what is available and in what range from me. Whatever hotspots show up I have to accept and initiate the connection on the one with the best signal to my laptop. Most times you have to pay for the service or accept some terms to have the hotspot allow you access to the internet on a device.
Part 1b: Describe all the different network connections involved in this operation. Hotspots usually consist of several wireless Access Points (AP) installed inside the airport and/or in adjoining outdoor areas near the airport. In my scenario the APs are shared high-speed Internet connections. These APs provide public access to wireless networks with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). WLANs provide wireless network communication over short area using radio or infrared signals instead of cables.
Part 2a: Describe the relationship between a hexadecimal character and its associated binary.
Hexadecimal characters are base 16 numbering system, and use the letters A through F to represent numbers 10 through 15 which is a numbering system containing 16 sequential numbers as base units, including 0 prior to adding a new position for the next number. Hexadecimal is a one way to express binary numbers in computers where a byte is usually defined as containing eight binary digits. Binary has a numbering structure where there are only two possible values for each digit, 0 and 1.
Part 2b: Describe the relationship between a hexadecimal character and its associated binary.
The relationship between hexadecimal and binary is really just that each hexadecimal digit represents four binary digits where the main use of hexadecimal conversion is an easy readable representation of binary coded values for humans to computers. Although, it is easier for use mere humans to read hexadecimal numbers than binary numbers.
Part 2c: Describe the relationship between one octet of an IP address and its associated binary.
The first part of an Internet Protocol (IP) address identifies the network on which the host resides, while the second part identifies the particular host on the given network. (Huang 2009) IP addresses are 32 bit numbers commonly represented in dotted decimal notation. Each decimal number represents eight bits of binary data which has decimal values between 0 and 255. The most common IP class are A, B, or C. The value of the first number of the IP address determines which class a given IP address belongs. (Lewis 2013)
Part 2d: Explain why these notations are often utilized rather than the full binary.
To make IP addresses easier for people to read and write addresses are often expressed as a format that is call dotted-decimal notation. This means that there are four decimal numbers where each is separated by a dot. Dotted-decimal notation divides the 32-bit IP addresses into four 8-bit fields which specifies the value of each field separately as a decimal number with each field separated by dots.
Part 3b: Discuss whether or not you believe this company has a good plan.
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