Question 1

A location where gear from multiple telecom firms can come together and peering can take place.

Accepted Answer

Colocation facility

Question 2

The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) acts as a substitute to TCP when there is a need for speed of communication, but where perfect and complete transmission quality can be sacrificed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

_____ is the insulated copper cable commonly used by cable television providers with shielding to reduce electrical interference.

Accepted Answer

A)  Optical fiber cable 
B)  Coaxial cable 
C)  Ribbon cable 
D)  FTTH cable 
E)  Amdahl cable 
A)  Optical fiber cable 
B)  Coaxial cable 
C)  Ribbon cable 
D)  FTTH cable 
E)  Amdahl cable

Question 4

DSL technology is less efficient for service providers in the United States because many of their customers are live in less-densely populated suburbs and rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When considering overall network speed, a system's speed is determined by its fastest component.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mobile providers can be susceptible to poor coverage indoors as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  spectrum used by most mobile phone firms that does not travel well through solid objects. 
B)  a high degree of latency. 
C)  network congestion that clogs up the network traffic. 
D)  a lack of sufficient number of towers owing to the not-in-my-backyard problem. 
E)  an increase in bandwidth demand placed on their networks. 
A)  spectrum used by most mobile phone firms that does not travel well through solid objects. 
B)  a high degree of latency. 
C)  network congestion that clogs up the network traffic. 
D)  a lack of sufficient number of towers owing to the not-in-my-backyard problem. 
E)  an increase in bandwidth demand placed on their networks.

Question 7

Peering usually takes place at neutral sites called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  https 
B)  IPs 
C)  ISPs 
D)  IXPs 
E)  STPs 
A)  https 
B)  IPs 
C)  ISPs 
D)  IXPs 
E)  STPs

Question 8

Servers or organizations do not need to be housed within a country in order to use a country code as part of their domain name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The exploit referred to as __________ allowed hackers to leverage vulnerability in DNS software to redirect users to sites they did not request.

Accepted Answer

A)  cybersquatting. 
B)  phishing. 
C)  an online imposture. 
D)  cache poisoning. 
E)  a distributed denial of request. 
A)  cybersquatting. 
B)  phishing. 
C)  an online imposture. 
D)  cache poisoning. 
E)  a distributed denial of request.

Question 10

Supporters of net neutrality believe:

Accepted Answer

A)  it will improve innovation. 
B)  it will keep costs low. 
C)  it will level the playing field among competitive services offered over the Internet. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  it will improve innovation. 
B)  it will keep costs low. 
C)  it will level the playing field among competitive services offered over the Internet. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 11

Popular sites like Google and Yahoo! have several computers assigned to their host names because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they have operations in different countries. 
B)  they are registered under several generic top-level domain names. 
C)  of the different devices used to access these web sites. 
D)  hoarding all information in one server is expensive. 
E)  it ensures that the load of requests to their sites do not overwhelm a single computer. 
A)  they have operations in different countries. 
B)  they are registered under several generic top-level domain names. 
C)  of the different devices used to access these web sites. 
D)  hoarding all information in one server is expensive. 
E)  it ensures that the load of requests to their sites do not overwhelm a single computer.

Question 12

Internet networks are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  bit-switched networks 
B)  circuit-switched networks 
C)  data-switched networks 
D)  packet-switched networks 
E)  byte-switched networks 
A)  bit-switched networks 
B)  circuit-switched networks 
C)  data-switched networks 
D)  packet-switched networks 
E)  byte-switched networks

Question 13

Routing protocol that is in charge of forwarding packets on the Internet is known as voice over Internet protocol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Computer programs making decisions without any human intervention conduct most U.S. stock trading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____ is the nonprofit organization responsible for managing the Internet's domain and numbering systems.

Accepted Answer

ICANN (Internet Corp

Question 16

Briefly describe how the DNS helps users communicate with each other.

Accepted Answer

The domain name service is a distributed

Question 17

Briefly describe a few of the measures being taken to speed up the Internet's last mile.

Accepted Answer

Cable broadband: Uses a thick copper wir

Question 18

The term __________ refers to frequencies used for wireless communication.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term __________ refers to frequencies used...

Question 19

Circuit-switched networks provide connection between two parties that:

Accepted Answer

A)  uses a single router for each individual on either end of the connection. 
B)  is dedicated for use by the parties for the duration of a connection. 
C)  repeatedly switches between an open and closed state depending on whether someone is speaking or other noise is being transmitted during a call. 
D)  slicing up the conversation into smaller chunks and transmitting them over a shared circuit that mixes content with other callers but routes and reassembles a call to the correct recipient. 
E)  prioritizing voice calls over other connections on IP networks. 
A)  uses a single router for each individual on either end of the connection. 
B)  is dedicated for use by the parties for the duration of a connection. 
C)  repeatedly switches between an open and closed state depending on whether someone is speaking or other noise is being transmitted during a call. 
D)  slicing up the conversation into smaller chunks and transmitting them over a shared circuit that mixes content with other callers but routes and reassembles a call to the correct recipient. 
E)  prioritizing voice calls over other connections on IP networks.

Question 20

The frequencies licensed by telecommunication firms to provide wireless service is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  GEO and LEO range 
B)  mobile service array 
C)  wireless spectrum 
D)  communication backbone 
E)  communication bandwidth 
A)  GEO and LEO range 
B)  mobile service array 
C)  wireless spectrum 
D)  communication backbone 
E)  communication bandwidth

A location where gear from multiple telecom firms can come together and peering can take place.

The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) acts as a substitute to TCP when there is a need for speed of communication, but where perfect and complete transmission quality can be sacrificed.

_____ is the insulated copper cable commonly used by cable television providers with shielding to reduce electrical interference.

DSL technology is less efficient for service providers in the United States because many of their customers are live in less-densely populated suburbs and rural areas.

When considering overall network speed, a system's speed is determined by its fastest component.

Mobile providers can be susceptible to poor coverage indoors as a result of:

Peering usually takes place at neutral sites called _____.

Servers or organizations do not need to be housed within a country in order to use a country code as part of their domain name.

The exploit referred to as __________ allowed hackers to leverage vulnerability in DNS software to redirect users to sites they did not request.

Supporters of net neutrality believe:

Popular sites like Google and Yahoo! have several computers assigned to their host names because:

Internet networks are _____.

Routing protocol that is in charge of forwarding packets on the Internet is known as voice over Internet protocol.

Computer programs making decisions without any human intervention conduct most U.S. stock trading.

_____ is the nonprofit organization responsible for managing the Internet's domain and numbering systems.

Briefly describe how the DNS helps users communicate with each other.

Briefly describe a few of the measures being taken to speed up the Internet's last mile.

The term __________ refers to frequencies used for wireless communication.

Circuit-switched networks provide connection between two parties that:

The frequencies licensed by telecommunication firms to provide wireless service is known as _____.

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Exam 16: A Managers Guide to the Internet and Telecommunications

A location where gear from multiple telecom firms can come together and peering can take place.

The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) acts as a substitute to TCP when there is a need for speed of communication, but where perfect and complete transmission quality can be sacrificed.

_____ is the insulated copper cable commonly used by cable television providers with shielding to reduce electrical interference.

DSL technology is less efficient for service providers in the United States because many of their customers are live in less-densely populated suburbs and rural areas.

When considering overall network speed, a system's speed is determined by its fastest component.

Mobile providers can be susceptible to poor coverage indoors as a result of:

Peering usually takes place at neutral sites called _____.

Servers or organizations do not need to be housed within a country in order to use a country code as part of their domain name.

The exploit referred to as __________ allowed hackers to leverage vulnerability in DNS software to redirect users to sites they did not request.

Supporters of net neutrality believe:

Popular sites like Google and Yahoo! have several computers assigned to their host names because:

Internet networks are _____.

Routing protocol that is in charge of forwarding packets on the Internet is known as voice over Internet protocol.

Computer programs making decisions without any human intervention conduct most U.S. stock trading.

_____ is the nonprofit organization responsible for managing the Internet's domain and numbering systems.

Briefly describe how the DNS helps users communicate with each other.

Briefly describe a few of the measures being taken to speed up the Internet's last mile.

The term __________ refers to frequencies used for wireless communication.

Circuit-switched networks provide connection between two parties that:

The frequencies licensed by telecommunication firms to provide wireless service is known as _____.

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Understanding Network Effects: Strategies for Competing in a Platform-Centric, Winner-Take-All World

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