Invitation to Computer Science 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337561916
ISBN 13: 978-1-33756-191-4

Chapter 7 - 7.3 - Communication Protocols - Practice Problems - Page 362: 4

Answer

\begin{array}{l}{\text { This statement is false. Two nodes can have a collision and then pick the }} \\ {\text { same random waiting time. There will then be a second collision, and it is }} \\ {\text { possible that they will again pick the same waiting time, leading to a third }} \\ {\text { collision. Theoretically, it is possible to have an infinite number of colli- }} \\ {\text { sions, although the probability of that happening is vanishingly small. }}\end{array}

Work Step by Step

\begin{array}{l}{\text { This statement is false. Two nodes can have a collision and then pick the }} \\ {\text { same random waiting time. There will then be a second collision, and it is }} \\ {\text { possible that they will again pick the same waiting time, leading to a third }} \\ {\text { collision. Theoretically, it is possible to have an infinite number of colli- }} \\ {\text { sions, although the probability of that happening is vanishingly small. }}\end{array}
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