Exam 10: Communications and Networks: Sending and Receiving Digital Content

The design of computers, devices, and media in a network is categorized as either client/server or peer-to-peer. What is the term used to refer to this characterization?

How many wired and/or wireless computers and mobile devices might a router be able to connect?

Discuss an intranet and include a definition of an extranet.

The type of network shown in the accompanying figure, describes a network in which each computer has equal responsibilities and capabilities. What is this kind of network called?

ADSL is ideal for Internet access because most users upload more information than they download from the Internet.

A WLAN cannot communicate with a wired LAN.

Today, ____________________ is the most popular LAN technology because it is relatively inexpensive and easy to install and maintain.

____________________ is a newer network standard developed by IEEE that specifies how wireless devices communicate over the air in a wide area.

Which of the following is a communications device that connects multiple computers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network?

Critical Thinking Questions Case 10-1 You have taken a new job as a network administrator. Although you have been an IT professional within your organization for a number of years, this particular responsibility is a new one for you, so you have been studying network topologies, for example. If you are charged with setting up a network for your team and there is one device whose reliability you are concerned about, which of the following network topologies is a bad idea for you?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which is the best description of a coaxial cable?

On a ring network, if the hub fails the entire network is inoperable until the hub is repaired.

The star topology is primarily used for LANs but it is also used in WANs.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following best describes DSL connections?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT About which of the following do privacy advocates worry can destroy a person's anonymity?

____________________ is a set of standards for digital transmission of data over standard copper telephone lines.

Which of the following can be avoided if a computer or mobile device has a motherboard that integrates networking capability?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You love to take pictures of your family. What standard do you use to print pictures directly from your camera?

Which of the following terms identifies any network based on the 802.11 family of standards?

The main differentiation among network classifications is whether they are wired or wireless.