Question 1

To use the analog telephone system for sending digital data, you must also use:

Accepted Answer

A)  coaxial cable. 
B)  a router. 
C)  DSL. 
D)  twisted wire. 
E)  a modem. 
A)  coaxial cable. 
B)  a router. 
C)  DSL. 
D)  twisted wire. 
E)  a modem.

Question 2

The telephone system is an example of a ________ network.

Accepted Answer

A)  peer-to-peer 
B)  wireless 
C)  packet-switched 
D)  TCP/IP 
E)  circuit-switched 
A)  peer-to-peer 
B)  wireless 
C)  packet-switched 
D)  TCP/IP 
E)  circuit-switched

Question 3

Web browser software requests web pages from the Internet using which protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)  URL 
B)  HTTP 
C)  DNS 
D)  HTML 
E)  FTP 
A)  URL 
B)  HTTP 
C)  DNS 
D)  HTML 
E)  FTP

Question 4

Which of the following statements is not true about search engines?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are arguably the Internet's "killer app." 
B)  They have solved the problem of how users instantly find information on the Internet. 
C)  They are monetized almost exclusively by search engine marketing. 
D)  They emerged in the early 1990s as simple software programs. 
E)  There are hundreds of search engines vying for user attention, with no clear leader having yet emerged. 
A)  They are arguably the Internet's "killer app." 
B)  They have solved the problem of how users instantly find information on the Internet. 
C)  They are monetized almost exclusively by search engine marketing. 
D)  They emerged in the early 1990s as simple software programs. 
E)  There are hundreds of search engines vying for user attention, with no clear leader having yet emerged.

Question 5

A(n) ________ is a box consisting of a radio receiver/transmitter and antennas that links to a wired network, router, or hub.

Accepted Answer

A)  hot spot 
B)  access point 
C)  server 
D)  wireless router 
E)  wireless sensor 
A)  hot spot 
B)  access point 
C)  server 
D)  wireless router 
E)  wireless sensor

Question 6

Digital subscriber lines:

Accepted Answer

A)  operate over existing telephone lines to carry voice, data, and video. 
B)  operate over coaxial lines to deliver Internet access. 
C)  are very-high-speed data lines typically leased from long-distance telephone companies. 
D)  have up to twenty-four 64-Kbps channels. 
E)  are based on radio signals of various frequencies. 
A)  operate over existing telephone lines to carry voice, data, and video. 
B)  operate over coaxial lines to deliver Internet access. 
C)  are very-high-speed data lines typically leased from long-distance telephone companies. 
D)  have up to twenty-four 64-Kbps channels. 
E)  are based on radio signals of various frequencies.

Question 7

A network that spans a city, and sometimes its major suburbs as well, is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  CAN. 
B)  MAN. 
C)  LAN. 
D)  WAN. 
E)  WSN. 
A)  CAN. 
B)  MAN. 
C)  LAN. 
D)  WAN. 
E)  WSN.

Question 8

The "Internet of Things" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the increasing focus on shopping as the major user activity on the Internet. 
B)  the microblogging trend, in which users exchange short text and pictures rather than longer and more in-depth content and text. 
C)  the rise in mobile gaming. 
D)  the trend away from platform-independent web applications to mobile-device specific apps. 
E)  a vision of a pervasive web in which common objects are connected to and controlled over the Internet. 
A)  the increasing focus on shopping as the major user activity on the Internet. 
B)  the microblogging trend, in which users exchange short text and pictures rather than longer and more in-depth content and text. 
C)  the rise in mobile gaming. 
D)  the trend away from platform-independent web applications to mobile-device specific apps. 
E)  a vision of a pervasive web in which common objects are connected to and controlled over the Internet.

Question 9

What are the business advantages of using voice over IP (VoIP) technology?

Accepted Answer

Business can lower costs by using the In

Question 10

Approximately what percentage of U.S. households has high-speed broadband connections?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  75 percent 
E)  99 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  75 percent 
E)  99 percent

Question 11

Prior to the development of ________, computer networks used leased, dedicated telephone circuits to communicate with other computers in remote locations.

Accepted Answer

A)  VOIP 
B)  routers 
C)  servers 
D)  coaxial cable 
E)  packet switching 
A)  VOIP 
B)  routers 
C)  servers 
D)  coaxial cable 
E)  packet switching

Question 12

A web server is a dedicated computer that delivers web pages to client computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Telephone networks are fundamentally different from computer networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of the "visual web"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twitter 
B)  Blogger 
C)  Pinterest 
D)  Facebook 
E)  Google 
A)  Twitter 
B)  Blogger 
C)  Pinterest 
D)  Facebook 
E)  Google

Question 15

The 802.11 set of standards is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  WLAN. 
B)  WSN. 
C)  Wi-Fi. 
D)  WiMax. 
E)  Bluetooth. 
A)  WLAN. 
B)  WSN. 
C)  Wi-Fi. 
D)  WiMax. 
E)  Bluetooth.

Question 16

An ISP is a commercial organization that owns a region of transcontinental high-speed backbone networks carrying the bulk of Internet traffic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are some of the common types of physical transmission media and what differentiates them from one another?

Accepted Answer

Common types of physical transmission me

Question 18

Central large mainframe computing has largely replaced client/server computing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A hub is a networking device that is used to filter and forward data to specified destinations on the network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Together, a protocol prefix, a domain name, a directory path, and a document name, are called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  uniform resource locator. 
B)  IP address. 
C)  third level domain. 
D)  root domain. 
E)  VPN. 
A)  uniform resource locator. 
B)  IP address. 
C)  third level domain. 
D)  root domain. 
E)  VPN.

To use the analog telephone system for sending digital data, you must also use:

The telephone system is an example of a ________ network.

Web browser software requests web pages from the Internet using which protocol?

Which of the following statements is not true about search engines?

A(n) ________ is a box consisting of a radio receiver/transmitter and antennas that links to a wired network, router, or hub.

Digital subscriber lines:

A network that spans a city, and sometimes its major suburbs as well, is called a:

The "Internet of Things" refers to:

What are the business advantages of using voice over IP (VoIP) technology?

Approximately what percentage of U.S. households has high-speed broadband connections?

Prior to the development of ________, computer networks used leased, dedicated telephone circuits to communicate with other computers in remote locations.

A web server is a dedicated computer that delivers web pages to client computers.

Telephone networks are fundamentally different from computer networks.

Which of the following is an example of the "visual web"?

The 802.11 set of standards is known as:

An ISP is a commercial organization that owns a region of transcontinental high-speed backbone networks carrying the bulk of Internet traffic.

What are some of the common types of physical transmission media and what differentiates them from one another?

Central large mainframe computing has largely replaced client/server computing.

A hub is a networking device that is used to filter and forward data to specified destinations on the network.

Together, a protocol prefix, a domain name, a directory path, and a document name, are called a(n):

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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Exam 7: Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

To use the analog telephone system for sending digital data, you must also use:

The telephone system is an example of a ________ network.

Web browser software requests web pages from the Internet using which protocol?

Which of the following statements is not true about search engines?

A(n) ________ is a box consisting of a radio receiver/transmitter and antennas that links to a wired network, router, or hub.

Digital subscriber lines:

A network that spans a city, and sometimes its major suburbs as well, is called a:

The "Internet of Things" refers to:

What are the business advantages of using voice over IP (VoIP) technology?

Approximately what percentage of U.S. households has high-speed broadband connections?

Prior to the development of ________, computer networks used leased, dedicated telephone circuits to communicate with other computers in remote locations.

A web server is a dedicated computer that delivers web pages to client computers.

Telephone networks are fundamentally different from computer networks.

Which of the following is an example of the "visual web"?

The 802.11 set of standards is known as:

An ISP is a commercial organization that owns a region of transcontinental high-speed backbone networks carrying the bulk of Internet traffic.

What are some of the common types of physical transmission media and what differentiates them from one another?

Central large mainframe computing has largely replaced client/server computing.

A hub is a networking device that is used to filter and forward data to specified destinations on the network.

Together, a protocol prefix, a domain name, a directory path, and a document name, are called a(n):

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

Filters