Chapter 2

1: What is ANSI, and what does it do?
A1: Answer: ANSI is the acronym for the American National Standards Institute and is a U.S. governmental body responsible for approving U.S. standards in several categories, including computers and communications.
2: What is the ITU-T, and what does it do?
A2: Answer: The ITU-T is the telecommunications standardization sector of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) and is responsible for technical recommendations about telephone and data communications systems telecommunications carriers.
3: What is the IEEE, and what does it do?
A3: Answer: The IEEE is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is the leading technical authority in several technology fields, such as computer ...

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