Exam 10: Communicating Digital Content

You are purchasing a new mobile phone, and are learning about categories of cellular transmissions. You ask the sales person what the 'G' stands for in the categories 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G. What does he reply?

On networks that use the TCP/IP protocol, ____________________ software monitors and logs packet traffic for later analysis.

The fifth generation of cellular transmissions is expected to provide artificial intelligence capabilities on wearable devices.

A WLAN cannot communicate with a wired LAN.

Which of the following is a simple, inexpensive network that typically connects fewer than 10 computers?

Which of the following best describes DSL connections?

You own a third-party business that provides networking services such as EDI, secure data and information transfer, storage, and email. Into what category of business does this business fall?

-Which of the following is a network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network should control when data can be transmitted?

Which of the following terms identifies any network based on the 802.11 family of standards?

What is the definition of a protocol, as it applies to networks?

With ISDN, the same telephone line that could carry only one computer signal now can carry three or more signals at once through the same line, using a technique called ____________________.

Which is the best description of a coaxial cable?

Which of the following is not an application of communications satellite technology?

-Define LAN, and discuss the most common types of LANs. Define which type of LAN is in use in the accompanying figure.

-A WLAN may communicate with a wired LAN for access to its resources, such as software, hardware, and the Internet.

Which of the following has a port to which a cable connects in order to coordinate the transmission and receipt of data, instructions, and information to and from the computer or device containing it?

What type of media transmits multiple signals simultaneously?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -This kind of device contains a small chip that allows it to communicate with other similar devices.

-On a network such as the one illustrated in the accompanying figure, some servers perform a specific task and can be placed with other servers to perform multiple tasks. What are these kind of servers call?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -​____ is provided by applications such as email, FTP, browser, discussion boards, chat rooms, Internet messaging, videoconferencing, and VoIP. a.​Internet research b.​Communications software c.​File sharing d.​Network configuration