Question 1

What is a peer-to-peer 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 2

A hub (switch or router)is the hardware to perform traffic control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A protocol is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network?

Accepted Answer

A) File transfer protocol (FTP) 
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) 
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP) 
A) File transfer protocol (FTP) 
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) 
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

Question 6

Identify the different media types found in networks

Accepted Answer

Wire media are transmission material man

Question 7

A wide area network (WAN)spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province, or country. WANs often connect multiple smaller networks, such as local area networks or metropolitan area networks. The world's most popular WAN is the Internet. A metropolitan area network (MAN)is a large computer network usually spanning a city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A WAN is a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

List and describe the four components that differentiate networks.

Accepted Answer

Networks are differentiated by the follo

Question 10

How many layers does the OSI model contain?

Accepted Answer

A) Four 
B) Seven 
C) Ten 
D) Eleven 
A) Four 
B) Seven 
C) Ten 
D) Eleven

Question 11

What is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email?

Accepted Answer

A) File transfer protocol (FTP) 
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) 
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP) 
A) File transfer protocol (FTP) 
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) 
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

Question 12

Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A peer-to-peer network is 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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Compare the two types of network architectures.

Accepted Answer

A peer-to-peer (P2P)network is any netwo

Question 15

Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What allows the management of networked nodes to be managed from a single point?

Accepted Answer

A) File transfer protocol (FTP) 
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) 
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP) 
A) File transfer protocol (FTP) 
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) 
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

Question 18

What is packet-switching?

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

Question 19

Which of the following represents the bus topology?

Accepted Answer

A) All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone. 
B) All devices are connected to a central device, called a hub. 
C) All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop, so that each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on either side of it. 
D) Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable. 
A) All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone. 
B) All devices are connected to a central device, called a hub. 
C) All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop, so that each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on either side of it. 
D) Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.

Question 20

Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.

Accepted Answer

A local area network (LAN)is designed to

What is a peer-to-peer network?

A hub (switch or router)is the hardware to perform traffic control.

A protocol is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages.

What allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network?

Identify the different media types found in networks

A WAN is a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

List and describe the four components that differentiate networks.

How many layers does the OSI model contain?

What is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email?

Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email.

A peer-to-peer network is 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.

Compare the two types of network architectures.

Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.

What allows the management of networked nodes to be managed from a single point?

What is packet-switching?

Which of the following represents the bus topology?

Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.

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Exam 11: Networks and Telecommunications

What is a peer-to-peer network?

A hub (switch or router)is the hardware to perform traffic control.

A protocol is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages.

What allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network?

Identify the different media types found in networks

A WAN is a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

List and describe the four components that differentiate networks.

How many layers does the OSI model contain?

What is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email?

Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email.

A peer-to-peer network is 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.

Compare the two types of network architectures.

Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.

What allows the management of networked nodes to be managed from a single point?

What is packet-switching?

Which of the following represents the bus topology?

Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.

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

Filters