Exam 11: Data Network Connectivity

Does the term buffer refer to a logically defined area of a computer's memory in which data is temporarily stored?

An opening on a computer's system board that contains multiple electrical contacts into which an expansion board can be inserted is known as:

Which of the following is a routine that can detect circular bridging patterns on a network?

The type of circuit used by a computer's system board to transmit data to components, is referred to as:

Which of the following is a communications method in which data is transmitted in a continuous stream of bits?

Which of the following accepts and retransmits signals over a network?

Which of the following is a specialized computer that selectively filters or blocks traffic between networks?

Which of the following directly connects multiple digital lines with other digital lines?

Which of the following is a method of gauging the rate at which two modems can exchange data?

Which term is used in networking to describe each trip data takes from one connectivity device to another?

Which of the following is a method of routing that automatically calculates the best path between two nodes and accumulates this information in a routing table?

A router with multiple slots that can hold different interface cards or other devices is called a gateway.

The term ____________________ is used to describe each trip data takes from one connectivity device to another.

Does the term asynchronous refer to a communications method in which data is transmitted in a continuous stream of bits?

Which of the following is a modem error correction method used on many contemporary modems?

Which of the following contains multiple slots that can hold different interface cards?

What term is used to describe a switching mode in which a switch reads a frame's header and decides where to forward the data before it receives the entire packet?

Which of the following monitors network traffic, detects packet errors and collisions and polls connected devices for information?

Can you use a USB port to connect multiple types of peripherals, including modems, mice, and network adapters to a computer?

Can you use the term firewall to describe a combination of networking hardware and software that connects two dissimilar types of networks?