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| Storage & Networking |  |
| 12. Storage & Networking |
12.1 | What is the speed of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), a common transmission scheme for sending voice or data, and why is it not a promising solution for sending video? |
| 12.2 | When Henninger Video's Steve Wiedemann contacted his local telco to request a 270 Mbps monthly service, what cost per month was he quoted, and what does Henninger's much less expensive T1 line provide them with? | |
| 12.3 | What is the storage capacity of recordable DVDs, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of each of the four DVD storage formats? (Please use a table to organize your answers to the second half of this question.) | |
| 12.4 | What are three examples of ways in which multimedia is more than just a flashy term and can add a lot to your network, and why can delivering audio and video over a LAN be more of a challenge than over the Internet? | |
| 12.5 | How much network traffic (in bits per second) can multimedia apps add, and what must you do to anticipate their impact? | |
| 12.6 | What is an obvious way to improve network bandwidth, and what should networks be built around in order to best deploy multimedia applications? | |
| 12.7 | What is QoS, and why is poor QoS in multimedia applications on LANs so noticeable, while poor QoS in standard applications using data-transfer methods like SMTP or FTP may go unnoticed? | |
| 12.8 | What are the two most common problems with multimedia applications on a LAN, and what can you do to avoid them? | |
| 12.9 | What are the Unicast and Multicast methods of multimedia delivery on a LAN, and which method of multimedia delivery do video clips (in the form of AVIs or MPEGs) and many videoconferencing applications typically use? | |
| 12.10 | What are Digital-Asset Management (DAM) products designed to do, what is the cost range for the hundreds of different media-management products on the market, and what are seven questions you should ask when looking for a DAM system that will afford you maximum accessibility and scalability? | |
| 12.11 | Why should users choose FireWire 1394 external storage instead of USB, can the same version of the 1394 external storage solution work for both the Mac and PC environment, and how many 1394 devices can you attach to your computer? |