Exam 14: Network Basics

Which network device sends information privately over the network?

A _____ transmits information over a closed,connected path.

_____ are used to send large amounts of data to remote locations especially if there are a number of receiving sites.

A broadband connection is a high-capacity telecommunications pipeline capable of providing high-speed Internet service.

_____ communications radiate information into the air,either very narrowly beamed or in many directions.

A computer network consists of a minimum of five computers connected to one another.

Which type of high-speed Internet circuit is generally used by businesses?

Which of the following is NOT a type of malware?

What type of Internet connection uses an ordinary telephone line and a modem?

_____ is a set of connected networks all within the same city or metropolitan area,but not in immediate proximity to each other.

Which of the following is an example of a wired communications medium?

Which of the following is NOT typically a component of a home network?

In the context of malware,_____ are programs designed to be controlled by an attacker to perform unauthorized work over a period of time.

_____ uses red light to send and receive information.

_____ is a short-distance wireless communication that is omnidirectional or all directions.

Which type of network requires an organization to use some sort of commercial communications provider?

A _____ is a device that passes network traffic between smaller subnetworks of a larger network.

A network interface card (NIC)is an expansion card that connects your computer to a network and provides the doorway for information to flow in and out.

Which of the following communications media uses a very thin and flexible glass or plastic fiber through which pulses of light travel?

Which type of network covers a contiguous geographic area,such as a group of buildings in close proximity to each other?