Question 1

Fiber optic (or optical fiber)refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What is a computer that is designed to request information from a server?

Accepted Answer

A) Client 
B) Packet-switching 
C) Peer-to-peer network 
D) Network operating system 
A) Client 
B) Packet-switching 
C) Peer-to-peer network 
D) Network operating system A

Question 3

What is network topology?

Accepted Answer

A) Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer 
B) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination 
C) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices)in a network 
D) A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients 
A) Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer 
B) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination 
C) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices)in a network 
D) A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients C

Question 4

What is a protocol?

Accepted Answer

A) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination. 
B) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices)in a network. 
C) A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission. 
D) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers. 
A) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination. 
B) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices)in a network. 
C) A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission. 
D) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 5

What occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer?

Accepted Answer

A) Client 
B) Packet-switching 
C) Peer-to-peer network 
D) Network operating system 
A) Client 
B) Packet-switching 
C) Peer-to-peer network 
D) Network operating system

Question 6

The transport layer formats the data into packets, adds a header containing the packet sequence and the address of the receiving device, and specifies the services required from the network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Telecommunication systems enable the transmission of data over public or private networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

Accepted Answer

A) Application, Internet, transport, network interfaces 
B) Application, Internet, network interfaces, transport 
C) Application, transport, Internet, network interfaces 
D) Application, network interfaces, Internet, transport 
A) Application, Internet, transport, network interfaces 
B) Application, Internet, network interfaces, transport 
C) Application, transport, Internet, network interfaces 
D) Application, network interfaces, Internet, transport

Question 9

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)allows networked nodes to be managed from a single point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Architecture includes Ethernet and transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain topology and the different types found in networks.

Accepted Answer

Network topology refers to the geometric

Question 12

A network topology refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices)in a network. Topologies vary depending on cost and functionality

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably?

Accepted Answer

A) Wire media 
B) Network transmission media 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol 
A) Wire media 
B) Network transmission media 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

Question 14

The network interface layer places data packets on the network for transmission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not a network topology?

Accepted Answer

A) Bus 
B) Ring 
C) Ethernet 
D) Star 
A) Bus 
B) Ring 
C) Ethernet 
D) Star

Question 16

Protocols includes bus, star, ring, hybrid, and wireless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

FTP provides terminal emulation that allows a personal computer or workstation to act as a terminal, or access device, for a server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is a network?

Accepted Answer

A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks 
B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together 
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations 
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server 
A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks 
B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together 
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations 
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

Question 19

What refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers?

Accepted Answer

A) Twisted-pair wiring 
B) Network transmission media 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol 
A) Twisted-pair wiring 
B) Network transmission media 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

Question 20

A protocol is a standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Fiber optic (or optical fiber)refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber.

What is a computer that is designed to request information from a server?

What is network topology?

What is a protocol?

What occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer?

The transport layer formats the data into packets, adds a header containing the packet sequence and the address of the receiving device, and specifies the services required from the network.

Telecommunication systems enable the transmission of data over public or private networks.

Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)allows networked nodes to be managed from a single point.

Architecture includes Ethernet and transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP).

Explain topology and the different types found in networks.

A network topology refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices)in a network. Topologies vary depending on cost and functionality

What is transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably?

The network interface layer places data packets on the network for transmission.

Which of the following is not a network topology?

Protocols includes bus, star, ring, hybrid, and wireless.

FTP provides terminal emulation that allows a personal computer or workstation to act as a terminal, or access device, for a server.

What is a network?

What refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers?

A protocol is a standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.

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Exam 11: Networks and Telecommunications

Fiber optic (or optical fiber)refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber.

What is a computer that is designed to request information from a server?

What is network topology?

What is a protocol?

What occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer?

The transport layer formats the data into packets, adds a header containing the packet sequence and the address of the receiving device, and specifies the services required from the network.

Telecommunication systems enable the transmission of data over public or private networks.

Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)allows networked nodes to be managed from a single point.

Architecture includes Ethernet and transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP).

Explain topology and the different types found in networks.

A network topology refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices)in a network. Topologies vary depending on cost and functionality

What is transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably?

The network interface layer places data packets on the network for transmission.

Which of the following is not a network topology?

Protocols includes bus, star, ring, hybrid, and wireless.

FTP provides terminal emulation that allows a personal computer or workstation to act as a terminal, or access device, for a server.

What is a network?

What refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers?

A protocol is a standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

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