The _________ transfer encoding is useful when the data consists largely of octets that correspond to printable ASCII characters.

The open systems interconnection (OSI) model is inefficient; each layer must take the work of higher layers, add some result, and pass the work to lower layers. This process ends with the equivalent of a gift inside seven nested boxes, each one wrapped and sealed. Surely this wrapping (and unwrapping) is inefficient. From reading earlier chapters of this book, cite a security advantage of the layered approach.

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A(n) ________ device transmits data as radio waves and is compatible with Ethernet, so you can use the two technologies in a single network.

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