Question 1

An application program function is __________, or the processing required to access data.

Accepted Answer

A) data storage 
B) data access logic 
C) application logic 
D) presentation logic 
E) application access storage 
A) data storage 
B) data access logic 
C) application logic 
D) presentation logic 
E) application access storage

Question 2

How can the Internet be used for competitive advantage in business? Describe three firms which are using the Internet for conducting business, and speculate as to the underlying technologies which might be in use in these firms. Will the Internet become an essential business tool like the telephone or will it go the way of the dinosaurs? What do you envision the Internet and web becoming in the future for businesses? Discuss.

Accepted Answer

The Internet can be used for competitive

Question 3

An) _________-tiered architecture uses only two sets of computers: one set of clients and one set of servers.

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) five 
E) n 
A) one 
B) two 
C) three 
D) five 
E) n

Question 4

In a client-server network, _________ gets software from different vendors to work together.

Accepted Answer

A) a front-end processor 
B) serverware 
C) middleware 
D) centerware 
E) programmer 
A) a front-end processor 
B) serverware 
C) middleware 
D) centerware 
E) programmer

Question 5

The four general functions of any application program are: data storage, data access logic, application logic and presentation logic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The acronym, MIME, refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) Multimedia Internet Mail Enterprise 
B) Multiple Internet Media Extension 
C) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension 
D) Media Internet Mail Extension 
E) Multimedia Internet Mime Extension 
A) Multimedia Internet Mail Enterprise 
B) Multiple Internet Media Extension 
C) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension 
D) Media Internet Mail Extension 
E) Multimedia Internet Mime Extension

Question 7

What is IM? How does it work?

Accepted Answer

IM stands for Instant Messaging, which i

Question 8

How are the application architecture functions split up in a client-server network?

Accepted Answer

A) the presentation logic and data storage are on the client, while the data access logic is on the server 
B) the data storage, data access, and presentation logic are on the client 
C) the presentation logic is on the client, while the data storage and data access logic are on the server 
D) the data storage and data access logic are on the client, while the presentation logic are on the server 
E) the presentation logic and data access logic are on the client, and the data storage is on the server 
A) the presentation logic and data storage are on the client, while the data access logic is on the server 
B) the data storage, data access, and presentation logic are on the client 
C) the presentation logic is on the client, while the data storage and data access logic are on the server 
D) the data storage and data access logic are on the client, while the presentation logic are on the server 
E) the presentation logic and data access logic are on the client, and the data storage is on the server

Question 9

An) __________ is the way in which the functions of the application layer software are spread among the clients and servers in the network.

Accepted Answer

A) anonymous FTP 
B) data access logic 
C) fat client 
D) application architecture 
E) response status architecture 
A) anonymous FTP 
B) data access logic 
C) fat client 
D) application architecture 
E) response status architecture

Question 10

The earliest data communications networks were client-server networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The two-tier e-mail architecture does not require any application software on the client computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the standards SMTP, POP, and IMAP? What roles do SMTP, POP, and IMAP play in sending and receiving email on the Internet? What do these acronyms stand for?

Accepted Answer

SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Pro

Question 13

The two functions of middleware are to: 1) provide a standard way of communicating that can translate between software from different vendors, and 2) manage the message transfer between clients and servers so that clients do not need to 'know' which server contains the application's data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One of the most frequently used Telnet applications is

Accepted Answer

A) WS-FTP 
B) PuTTY 
C) Outlook 
D) Word 
E) FTP 
A) WS-FTP 
B) PuTTY 
C) Outlook 
D) Word 
E) FTP

Question 15

What is middleware and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

Middleware is a type of software that li

Question 16

A "thick client" architecture approach:

Accepted Answer

A) always is a two-tier network architecture 
B) always is an n-tiered architecture 
C) places all or almost all of the application logic on the client 
D) places all or almost all of the application logic on the server 
E) refers to the size of the cable connecting the clients to the network 
A) always is a two-tier network architecture 
B) always is an n-tiered architecture 
C) places all or almost all of the application logic on the client 
D) places all or almost all of the application logic on the server 
E) refers to the size of the cable connecting the clients to the network

Question 17

There are required and optional parts of an HTTP response. They are:

Accepted Answer

A) response status, response header, response body 
B) response address, response header, response body 
C) response status, response body 
D) response address, response header 
E) response status, response header 
A) response status, response header, response body 
B) response address, response header, response body 
C) response status, response body 
D) response address, response header 
E) response status, response header

Question 18

An application architecture is the way in which the functions of the application layer are performed solely by the clients in the network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe the history of the Internet and the Web part of this is in Chapter 1, part in Chapter 2). Where do you forsee the future evolution of the Internet heading, and why?

Accepted Answer

The history of the Internet can be trace

Question 20

The ________________ clouds realize the benefits from cloud infrastructure such as speed of deployment) with the added level of privacy and security that private clouds offer.

Accepted Answer

A) private 
B) public 
C) community 
D) hybrid 
A) private 
B) public 
C) community 
D) hybrid

An application program function is __________, or the processing required to access data.

An) _________-tiered architecture uses only two sets of computers: one set of clients and one set of servers.

In a client-server network, _________ gets software from different vendors to work together.

The four general functions of any application program are: data storage, data access logic, application logic and presentation logic.

The acronym, MIME, refers to:

What is IM? How does it work?

How are the application architecture functions split up in a client-server network?

An) __________ is the way in which the functions of the application layer software are spread among the clients and servers in the network.

The earliest data communications networks were client-server networks.

The two-tier e-mail architecture does not require any application software on the client computer.

What are the standards SMTP, POP, and IMAP? What roles do SMTP, POP, and IMAP play in sending and receiving email on the Internet? What do these acronyms stand for?

The two functions of middleware are to: 1) provide a standard way of communicating that can translate between software from different vendors, and 2) manage the message transfer between clients and servers so that clients do not need to 'know' which server contains the application's data.

One of the most frequently used Telnet applications is

What is middleware and what does it do?

A "thick client" architecture approach:

There are required and optional parts of an HTTP response. They are:

An application architecture is the way in which the functions of the application layer are performed solely by the clients in the network.

Describe the history of the Internet and the Web part of this is in Chapter 1, part in Chapter 2). Where do you forsee the future evolution of the Internet heading, and why?

The ________________ clouds realize the benefits from cloud infrastructure such as speed of deployment) with the added level of privacy and security that private clouds offer.

Introduction to Data Communications

Physical Layer

Data Link Layer

Network and Transport Layers

Network Design

Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks

Backbone Networks

Wide Area Networks

The Internet

Network Security

Network Management

Filters

Exam 2: Application Layer

An application program function is __________, or the processing required to access data.

An) _________-tiered architecture uses only two sets of computers: one set of clients and one set of servers.

In a client-server network, _________ gets software from different vendors to work together.

The four general functions of any application program are: data storage, data access logic, application logic and presentation logic.

The acronym, MIME, refers to:

What is IM? How does it work?

How are the application architecture functions split up in a client-server network?

An) __________ is the way in which the functions of the application layer software are spread among the clients and servers in the network.

The earliest data communications networks were client-server networks.

The two-tier e-mail architecture does not require any application software on the client computer.

What are the standards SMTP, POP, and IMAP? What roles do SMTP, POP, and IMAP play in sending and receiving email on the Internet? What do these acronyms stand for?

The two functions of middleware are to: 1) provide a standard way of communicating that can translate between software from different vendors, and 2) manage the message transfer between clients and servers so that clients do not need to 'know' which server contains the application's data.

One of the most frequently used Telnet applications is

What is middleware and what does it do?

A "thick client" architecture approach:

There are required and optional parts of an HTTP response. They are:

An application architecture is the way in which the functions of the application layer are performed solely by the clients in the network.

Describe the history of the Internet and the Web part of this is in Chapter 1, part in Chapter 2). Where do you forsee the future evolution of the Internet heading, and why?

The ________________ clouds realize the benefits from cloud infrastructure such as speed of deployment) with the added level of privacy and security that private clouds offer.

Introduction to Data Communications

Physical Layer

Data Link Layer

Network and Transport Layers

Network Design

Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks

Backbone Networks

Wide Area Networks

The Internet

Network Security

Network Management

Filters