Exam 7: Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

Explain the Domain Name System. What are some of the common domain name extensions currently available and what types of services do they designate?

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Question 21

A LAN could be used to connect all of the following except:

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Question 22

Increasingly, voice, video, and data communications are all based on Internet technology.

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Question 23

In a telecommunications network architecture, a protocol is:

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Question 24

How does packet switching work?

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Question 25

Web 3.0 is a collaborative effort to add a layer of meaning to the existing web in order to reduce the amount of human involvement in searching for and processing web information.

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Question 26

The device that acts as a connection point between computers and can filter and forward data to a specified destination is called a(n):

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Question 27

What technology allows people to have content pulled from websites and fed automatically to their computers?

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Question 28

The total amount of digital information that can be transmitted through any telecommunications medium is measured in:

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Question 29

Identify the layers of the Department of Defense reference model for TCP/IP, and describe how this model works.

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Question 30

What are the two types of signals used to communicate a message in a network and how are they different? What device converts one type to the other type?

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Question 31

Which type of network serves a small group of computers, allowing them to share resources and peripherals without using a dedicated server?

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Question 32

The trunk lines of the Internet are typically owned by network service providers.

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Question 33

Describe and explain the idea of "net neutrality." Are you in favor of net neutrality? Why or why not?

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Question 34

Which of the following is considered by many to be the defining Web 2.0 application?

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Question 35

In TCP/IP, IP is responsible for:

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Question 36

Based on your reading of the examples in the chapter, what would be the best use of RFID for a business?

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Question 37

VoIP technology delivers voice information in digital form using packet switching.

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Question 38

What are some of the standards and networks used in digital cellular service, and where are they in use?

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Question 39

How are RFID systems used in inventory control and supply chain management?

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Explain the Domain Name System. What are some of the common domain name extensions currently available and what types of services do they designate?

A LAN could be used to connect all of the following except:

Increasingly, voice, video, and data communications are all based on Internet technology.

In a telecommunications network architecture, a protocol is:

How does packet switching work?

Web 3.0 is a collaborative effort to add a layer of meaning to the existing web in order to reduce the amount of human involvement in searching for and processing web information.

The device that acts as a connection point between computers and can filter and forward data to a specified destination is called a(n):

What technology allows people to have content pulled from websites and fed automatically to their computers?

The total amount of digital information that can be transmitted through any telecommunications medium is measured in:

Identify the layers of the Department of Defense reference model for TCP/IP, and describe how this model works.

What are the two types of signals used to communicate a message in a network and how are they different? What device converts one type to the other type?

Which type of network serves a small group of computers, allowing them to share resources and peripherals without using a dedicated server?

The trunk lines of the Internet are typically owned by network service providers.

Describe and explain the idea of "net neutrality." Are you in favor of net neutrality? Why or why not?

Which of the following is considered by many to be the defining Web 2.0 application?

In TCP/IP, IP is responsible for:

Based on your reading of the examples in the chapter, what would be the best use of RFID for a business?

VoIP technology delivers voice information in digital form using packet switching.

What are some of the standards and networks used in digital cellular service, and where are they in use?

How are RFID systems used in inventory control and supply chain management?

Business Information Systems in Your Career

Global E-Business and Collaboration

Achieving Competitive Advantage With Information Systems

Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems

It Infrastructure: Hardware and Software

Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and

Securing Information Systems

Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy:

E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods

Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge

Building Information Systems and Managing Projects

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