Question 1

Compare the two types of network architectures.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

A MAN is a set of communication rules to make sure that everyone speaks the same language.

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

What is interoperability?

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) 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) 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 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 6

Simple network management protocol (SNMP) allows networked nodes to be managed from a single point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is a client/server network?

Accepted Answer

A) A series of efficiently sized units, 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) 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) A series of efficiently sized units, 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) 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 9

Coaxial cable refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is network topology?

Accepted Answer

A) A phenomenon that 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) A phenomenon that 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 11

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

Question 12

Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

What refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber?

Accepted Answer

A) Twisted-pair wiring 
B) Coaxial cable 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Wireless media 
A) Twisted-pair wiring 
B) Coaxial cable 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Wireless media

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the differentiating factors of a network?

Accepted Answer

A) Architecture 
B) Topology 
C) Protocols 
D) Telecommunication system 
A) Architecture 
B) Topology 
C) Protocols 
D) Telecommunication system

Question 16

What refers to a type of cable composed of four copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?

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 17

Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.

Accepted Answer

A local area network (LAN) is designed t

Question 18

Network transmission media refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Media includes coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is a telecommunications system?

Accepted Answer

A) A system that 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) A system that 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.

Exam 24: B: Extension: A Networks and Telecommunications

Compare the two types of network architectures.

A MAN is a set of communication rules to make sure that everyone speaks the same language.

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

What is interoperability?

What is packet-switching?

Simple network management protocol (SNMP) allows networked nodes to be managed from a single point.

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

What is a client/server network?

Coaxial cable refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath.

What is network topology?

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

Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages.

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 refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber?

Which of the following is not one of the differentiating factors of a network?

What refers to a type of cable composed of four copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?

Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.

Network transmission media refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers.

Media includes coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic.

What is a telecommunications system?

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