Stacy’s fault-tolerant system only crashes if there are k = 10 consecutive failures. If every minute a failure occurs independently with probability p = 1 10, what is the expected number of minutes until Stacy’s system crashes. (Express generally in terms of k and p.) [Hint: Write a recurrence relation.]

What is transmission control protocol/internet protocol (tcp/ip)? software that prevents direct communication between a sending and receiving computer and is used to monitor packets for security reasons a standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission a simple network protocol that allows the transfer of files between two computers on the internet a standard internet protocol that provides the technical foundation for the public internet as well as for large numbers of private networks