Exam 8: Local Area Networks: Part II

Microsoft's ____________________ stores information about all the objects and resources in a network and makes this information available to users, network administrators, and application programs.

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Question 81

Linux shares many of the same advantages and disadvantages of Unix.

(True/False)

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Question 82

Unix is often found with a text-based interface, although graphical user interfaces are available.

(True/False)

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Question 83

____ software incorporates a fairly large number of network support tools.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 84

When a software package is installed on a multiuser system, it is not possible for multiple users to execute multiple copies of the single program.

(True/False)

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Question 85

NetWare 6 was the last version of Novell's network operating system.

(True/False)

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Question 86

____________________, or unsolicited commercial bulk e-mail, has become a major nuisance to corporate users as well as individuals.

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Question 87

____ software can locate and clean the spyware programs found in a computer's memory and hard disk drive.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 88

In reality, a multitasking operating system runs only one program at a time.

(True/False)

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Question 89

The type of algorithm that tries to avoid collisions is called _____________________________________________.

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Question 90

A ____ is a server that has no cabinet or box, but resides on a single printed circuit card.

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Question 91

Popular operating systems for microcomputers include Mac OS X, ____, Linux, and the various forms of Windows XP/Vista/7.

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Question 92

A(n) ____________________ license, operating system user license, and controlled number of concurrent users license all refer to essentially the same situation.

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Question 93

Windows ____, released in the year 2000, was the next generation of the Windows NT operating system and represented a significant improvement over the earlier versions of NT.

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Question 94

Many of the higher-power network servers support not one but multiple processors.

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Question 95

A(n) ____ is a valuable device in the event of a power failure.

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Question 96

A modern operating system must provide various levels of operating system ____, including directory and file security, memory security, and resource security.

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Question 97

____________________ is software that a user unknowingly downloads from the Internet; and when this software is executed on the user's machine, it begins spying on the user.

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Question 98

Windows 2008 Server is a network operating system designed to run over a network of microcomputer workstations and provide file sharing and peripheral sharing.

(True/False)

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Question 99

Briefly explain the evolution of the wireless LAN protocols.

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Microsoft's ____________________ stores information about all the objects and resources in a network and makes this information available to users, network administrators, and application programs.

Linux shares many of the same advantages and disadvantages of Unix.

Unix is often found with a text-based interface, although graphical user interfaces are available.

____ software incorporates a fairly large number of network support tools.

When a software package is installed on a multiuser system, it is not possible for multiple users to execute multiple copies of the single program.

NetWare 6 was the last version of Novell's network operating system.

____________________, or unsolicited commercial bulk e-mail, has become a major nuisance to corporate users as well as individuals.

____ software can locate and clean the spyware programs found in a computer's memory and hard disk drive.

In reality, a multitasking operating system runs only one program at a time.

The type of algorithm that tries to avoid collisions is called _____________________________________________.

A ____ is a server that has no cabinet or box, but resides on a single printed circuit card.

Popular operating systems for microcomputers include Mac OS X, ____, Linux, and the various forms of Windows XP/Vista/7.

A(n) ____________________ license, operating system user license, and controlled number of concurrent users license all refer to essentially the same situation.

Windows ____, released in the year 2000, was the next generation of the Windows NT operating system and represented a significant improvement over the earlier versions of NT.

Many of the higher-power network servers support not one but multiple processors.

A(n) ____ is a valuable device in the event of a power failure.

A modern operating system must provide various levels of operating system ____, including directory and file security, memory security, and resource security.

____________________ is software that a user unknowingly downloads from the Internet; and when this software is executed on the user's machine, it begins spying on the user.

Windows 2008 Server is a network operating system designed to run over a network of microcomputer workstations and provide file sharing and peripheral sharing.

Briefly explain the evolution of the wireless LAN protocols.

Introduction to Computer Networks and Data Communications

Fundamentals of Data and Signals

Conducted and Wireless Media

Making Connections

Making Connections Efficient: Multiplexing and Compression

Errors, Error Detection, and Error Control

Local Area Networks: Part I

Introduction to Metropolitan Area Networks and Wide Area Networks

The Internet

Voice and Data Delivery Networks

Network Security

Network Design and Management

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