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  2. Comparison of synchronous and asynchronous signalling

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    In synchronous communications, the stream of data to be transferred is encoded as fluctuating voltage levels in one wire (the 'DATA'), and a periodic pulse of voltage on a separate wire (called the "CLOCK" or "STROBE") which tells the receiver "the current DATA bit is 'valid' at this moment in time".

  3. Asynchronous communication - Wikipedia

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    Asynchronous communication at the data link layer or higher protocol layers is known as statistical multiplexing, for example Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). In this case, the asynchronously transferred blocks are called data packets, for example ATM cells.

  4. Communication with extraterrestrial intelligence - Wikipedia

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    NASA SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Microwave Observing Project sites in 1992. The communication with extraterrestrial intelligence (CETI) is a branch of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) that focuses on composing and deciphering interstellar messages that theoretically could be understood by another technological civilization. [1]

  5. Communications satellite - Wikipedia

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    A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

  6. Stephen Downes - Wikipedia

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    Stephen Downes (born April 6, 1959) is a Canadian philosopher and commentator in the fields of online learning and new media.He has explored and promoted the educational use of computer and online technologies since 1995. [1]

  7. The Evolution of Physics - Wikipedia

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    The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta is a science book for the lay reader. Written by the physicists Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld, it traces the development of ideas in physics.

  8. Life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    Samuel de Champlain wrote that in his visits to Mi'kmaq and Huron communities, he met people over 100 years old. Daniel Paul attributes the incredible lifespan in the region to low stress and a healthy diet of lean meats, diverse vegetables, and legumes. [47] 18th-century Prussia [42] 24.7: For males. [42] 18th-century France [42] 27.5–30