Question 1

Which of the following is a transmission media on which data, instructions, or information travel?

Accepted Answer

A) communications route 
B) communications channel 
C) communications flow 
D) communications path 
A) communications route 
B) communications channel 
C) communications flow 
D) communications path

Question 2

Which of the following has the fastest transfer rate?

Accepted Answer

A) T3 
B) ATM 
C) Fractional T1 
D) FTTP 
A) T3 
B) ATM 
C) Fractional T1 
D) FTTP

Question 3

-As shown in the accompanying figure, what is the term for a network that covers a large geographic area, such as a city, country, or the world, using a variety of wired and wireless transmission media?

Accepted Answer

A) local area network (LAN) 
B) metropolitan area network (MAN) 
C) wide area network (WAN) 
D) variable area network (VAN) 
A) local area network (LAN) 
B) metropolitan area network (MAN) 
C) wide area network (WAN) 
D) variable area network (VAN)

Question 4

ISDN is more widely used now than in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is another term for servers that control access to the hardware, software, and other network resources?

Accepted Answer

A) client computers 
B) node computers 
C) receiver computers 
D) host computers 
A) client computers 
B) node computers 
C) receiver computers 
D) host computers

Question 6

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Contactless payment uses this technology.

Accepted Answer

A) broadcast radio 
B) cellular radio 
C) 2G 
D) 3G 
E) 4G
F)physical
G)wireless
H)coaxial
I)infrared
J)twisted-pair
K)Bluetooth
L)UWB
M)WiMAX
N)P2P
O)NFC
P)fiber-optic
Q)latency
R)firewalls
S)RFID
T)dedicated 
A) broadcast radio 
B) cellular radio 
C) 2G 
D) 3G 
E) 4G
F)physical
G)wireless
H)coaxial
I)infrared
J)twisted-pair
K)Bluetooth
L)UWB
M)WiMAX
N)P2P
O)NFC
P)fiber-optic
Q)latency
R)firewalls
S)RFID
T)dedicated

Question 7

-When users log off a P2P network like the one in the accompanying figure, other users still can access their hard disks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How many wired and/or wireless computers and mobile devices might a router be able to connect?

Accepted Answer

A) more than 200 
B) more than 450 
C) more than 500 
D) There is no limit. 
A) more than 200 
B) more than 450 
C) more than 500 
D) There is no limit.

Question 9

A(n) ____________________ device is a device that initiates an instruction to transmit data, instructions, or information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ device is a device that...

Question 10

You love to take pictures of your family. What standard do you use to print pictures directly from your camera?

Accepted Answer

A) USB 
B) WBA 
C) IBW 
D) UWB 
A) USB 
B) WBA 
C) IBW 
D) UWB

Question 11

Which of the following is an earth-based reflective dish that contains the antenna, transceivers, and other equipment necessary for microwave communications?

Accepted Answer

A) domestic carrier 
B) interstellar transport 
C) microwave station 
D) planetary dish 
A) domestic carrier 
B) interstellar transport 
C) microwave station 
D) planetary dish

Question 12

Which of the following defines how a network uses close-range radio signals to communicate between two devices or objects equipped with this technology?

Accepted Answer

A) NFC 
B) IrDA 
C) VoIP 
D) WiMAX 
A) NFC 
B) IrDA 
C) VoIP 
D) WiMAX

Question 13

Who invented the Ethernet?

Accepted Answer

A) Bill Gates 
B) Robert Metcalfe 
C) Larry Ellison 
D) Steve Jobs 
A) Bill Gates 
B) Robert Metcalfe 
C) Larry Ellison 
D) Steve Jobs

Question 14

What kind of communications device sends and receives data and information to and from a digital line, such as ISDN and cable?

Accepted Answer

A) a hub 
B) a router 
C) a switch 
D) a modem 
A) a hub 
B) a router 
C) a switch 
D) a modem

Question 15

Which of the following kinds of devices is any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device?

Accepted Answer

A) linkage 
B) communications 
C) dial-up 
D) baseband 
A) linkage 
B) communications 
C) dial-up 
D) baseband

Question 16

A GPS receiver is a handheld, mountable, or embedded device that contains an antenna, a radio receiver, and a processor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Many home users are connecting multiple computers and devices together into a system. What is the name for this system?

Accepted Answer

A) home grid 
B) file share 
C) residential multiplex 
D) home network 
A) home grid 
B) file share 
C) residential multiplex 
D) home network

Question 18

Which of the following is the data transfer rate equivalent to one million bits per second?

Accepted Answer

A) Mbps 
B) Tbps 
C) Pbps 
D) Gbps 
A) Mbps 
B) Tbps 
C) Pbps 
D) Gbps

Question 19

Some smartphones can function as a wireless modem, called a mobile hot spot, when tethered to a personal computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Your new smartphone has a port that enables the transfer of data from one device to another using infrared light waves. What kind of port is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Bluetooth 
B) Wi-Fi 
C) IrDA 
D) UWB 
A) Bluetooth 
B) Wi-Fi 
C) IrDA 
D) UWB

Which of the following is a transmission media on which data, instructions, or information travel?

Which of the following has the fastest transfer rate?

-As shown in the accompanying figure, what is the term for a network that covers a large geographic area, such as a city, country, or the world, using a variety of wired and wireless transmission media?

ISDN is more widely used now than in the past.

What is another term for servers that control access to the hardware, software, and other network resources?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Contactless payment uses this technology.

-When users log off a P2P network like the one in the accompanying figure, other users still can access their hard disks.

How many wired and/or wireless computers and mobile devices might a router be able to connect?

A(n) ____________________ device is a device that initiates an instruction to transmit data, instructions, or information.

You love to take pictures of your family. What standard do you use to print pictures directly from your camera?

Which of the following is an earth-based reflective dish that contains the antenna, transceivers, and other equipment necessary for microwave communications?

Which of the following defines how a network uses close-range radio signals to communicate between two devices or objects equipped with this technology?

Who invented the Ethernet?

What kind of communications device sends and receives data and information to and from a digital line, such as ISDN and cable?

Which of the following kinds of devices is any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device?

A GPS receiver is a handheld, mountable, or embedded device that contains an antenna, a radio receiver, and a processor.

Many home users are connecting multiple computers and devices together into a system. What is the name for this system?

Which of the following is the data transfer rate equivalent to one million bits per second?

Some smartphones can function as a wireless modem, called a mobile hot spot, when tethered to a personal computer.

Your new smartphone has a port that enables the transfer of data from one device to another using infrared light waves. What kind of port is this?

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Which of the following is a transmission media on which data, instructions, or information travel?

Which of the following has the fastest transfer rate?

-As shown in the accompanying figure, what is the term for a network that covers a large geographic area, such as a city, country, or the world, using a variety of wired and wireless transmission media?

ISDN is more widely used now than in the past.

What is another term for servers that control access to the hardware, software, and other network resources?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Contactless payment uses this technology.

-When users log off a P2P network like the one in the accompanying figure, other users still can access their hard disks.

How many wired and/or wireless computers and mobile devices might a router be able to connect?

A(n) ____________________ device is a device that initiates an instruction to transmit data, instructions, or information.

You love to take pictures of your family. What standard do you use to print pictures directly from your camera?

Which of the following is an earth-based reflective dish that contains the antenna, transceivers, and other equipment necessary for microwave communications?

Which of the following defines how a network uses close-range radio signals to communicate between two devices or objects equipped with this technology?

Who invented the Ethernet?

What kind of communications device sends and receives data and information to and from a digital line, such as ISDN and cable?

Which of the following kinds of devices is any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device?

A GPS receiver is a handheld, mountable, or embedded device that contains an antenna, a radio receiver, and a processor.

Many home users are connecting multiple computers and devices together into a system. What is the name for this system?

Which of the following is the data transfer rate equivalent to one million bits per second?

Some smartphones can function as a wireless modem, called a mobile hot spot, when tethered to a personal computer.

Your new smartphone has a port that enables the transfer of data from one device to another using infrared light waves. What kind of port is this?

Introducing Todays Technologies

Connecting and Communicating Online

Computers and Mobile Devices

Programs and Apps

Digital Security, Ethics, and Privacy

Computing Components

Input and Output

Digital Storage

Operating Systems

Building Solutions

Working in the Enterprise

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