Question 1

_____ portals support communities such as hobby groups or a political party.

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrywide 
B)  Personal 
C)  Affinity 
D)  Corporate 
E)  Commercial 
A)  Industrywide 
B)  Personal 
C)  Affinity 
D)  Corporate 
E)  Commercial C

Question 2

Place the different types of computer networks in size order, ranging from smallest to largest.

Accepted Answer

A)  PAN-MAN-WAN-LAN 
B)  PAN-LAN-MAN-WAN 
C)  PAN-MAN-LAN-WAN 
D)  LAN-PAN-MAN-WAN 
A)  PAN-MAN-WAN-LAN 
B)  PAN-LAN-MAN-WAN 
C)  PAN-MAN-LAN-WAN 
D)  LAN-PAN-MAN-WAN B

Question 3

Which of the following is not a basic function of transmission control protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)  managing the movements of packets between computers 
B)  sequencing the transfer of packets 
C)  analyzing the packets for size 
D)  acknowledging that packets have been transferred 
A)  managing the movements of packets between computers 
B)  sequencing the transfer of packets 
C)  analyzing the packets for size 
D)  acknowledging that packets have been transferred C

Question 4

The Internet is managed by a central agency which bears all the cost and responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

With _____, phone calls are treated as just another kind of data.

Accepted Answer

A)  voice over IP 
B)  plain old telephone service 
C)  chat rooms 
D)  teleconference 
E)  internet relay chat 
A)  voice over IP 
B)  plain old telephone service 
C)  chat rooms 
D)  teleconference 
E)  internet relay chat

Question 6

__________ are high speed central networks to which multiple smaller networks connect

Accepted Answer

A)  Local area networks 
B)  Routers 
C)  Corporate backbone networks 
D)  Network servers 
A)  Local area networks 
B)  Routers 
C)  Corporate backbone networks 
D)  Network servers

Question 7

Workflow, groupware, and telepresence systems are examples of which network application?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discovery 
B)  Communications 
C)  Collaboration 
D)  Web services 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Discovery 
B)  Communications 
C)  Collaboration 
D)  Web services 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

If broadband is not available in your area, which fo the following Internet connection methods would allow you to connect to the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cable Modem 
B)  DSL 
C)  Satellite 
D)  You would able to connect using any of these methods. 
A)  Cable Modem 
B)  DSL 
C)  Satellite 
D)  You would able to connect using any of these methods.

Question 9

File sharing is a type of peer-to-peer processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following are advantages of computer networks?

Accepted Answer

A)  They enable organizations to be more flexible. 
B)  They enable companies to share hardware, computer applications, and data. 
C)  They enable geographically dispersed employees to work together. 
D)  They provide a critical link between businesses and their customers. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  They enable organizations to be more flexible. 
B)  They enable companies to share hardware, computer applications, and data. 
C)  They enable geographically dispersed employees to work together. 
D)  They provide a critical link between businesses and their customers. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 11

Which transmission technology utilizes existing telephone lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  DSL 
B)  ATM 
C)  SONET 
D)  T-carrier systems 
A)  DSL 
B)  ATM 
C)  SONET 
D)  T-carrier systems

Question 12

A browser is used to prevent web surfing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which wireline communication has the highest security?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twisted-pair wire 
B)  Coaxial cable 
C)  Fiber-optic cable 
D)  All of the wireline communications channels listed have good security and are difficult to tap. 
A)  Twisted-pair wire 
B)  Coaxial cable 
C)  Fiber-optic cable 
D)  All of the wireline communications channels listed have good security and are difficult to tap.

Question 14

Voice and data communication networks are becoming more expensive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Many organizations have implemented corporate portals for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  to cut costs 
B)  to free up time for busy managers 
C)  to improve profitability 
D)  to offer customers self-service opportunities 
E)  all of the above 
A)  to cut costs 
B)  to free up time for busy managers 
C)  to improve profitability 
D)  to offer customers self-service opportunities 
E)  all of the above

Question 16

Where in a domain name do you find the top-level domain (TLD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  all the way to the right 
B)  all the way to the left 
C)  a TLD is not found within the domain name 
A)  all the way to the right 
B)  all the way to the left 
C)  a TLD is not found within the domain name

Question 17

Digital signals have two parameters, amplitude and frequency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

_____ portals support communities such as hobby groups or a political party.

Place the different types of computer networks in size order, ranging from smallest to largest.

Which of the following is not a basic function of transmission control protocol?

The Internet is managed by a central agency which bears all the cost and responsibility.

With _____, phone calls are treated as just another kind of data.

__________ are high speed central networks to which multiple smaller networks connect

Workflow, groupware, and telepresence systems are examples of which network application?

If broadband is not available in your area, which fo the following Internet connection methods would allow you to connect to the Internet?

File sharing is a type of peer-to-peer processing.

Which of the following are advantages of computer networks?

Which transmission technology utilizes existing telephone lines?

A browser is used to prevent web surfing.

Which wireline communication has the highest security?

Voice and data communication networks are becoming more expensive.

Many organizations have implemented corporate portals for which of the following reasons?

Where in a domain name do you find the top-level domain (TLD)?

Digital signals have two parameters, amplitude and frequency.

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_____ portals support communities such as hobby groups or a political party.

Place the different types of computer networks in size order, ranging from smallest to largest.

Which of the following is not a basic function of transmission control protocol?

The Internet is managed by a central agency which bears all the cost and responsibility.

With _____, phone calls are treated as just another kind of data.

__________ are high speed central networks to which multiple smaller networks connect

Workflow, groupware, and telepresence systems are examples of which network application?

If broadband is not available in your area, which fo the following Internet connection methods would allow you to connect to the Internet?

File sharing is a type of peer-to-peer processing.

Which of the following are advantages of computer networks?

Which transmission technology utilizes existing telephone lines?

A browser is used to prevent web surfing.

Which wireline communication has the highest security?

Voice and data communication networks are becoming more expensive.

Many organizations have implemented corporate portals for which of the following reasons?

Where in a domain name do you find the top-level domain (TLD)?

Digital signals have two parameters, amplitude and frequency.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Data and Knowledge Management

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Social Computing

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Crm and Scm

Business Intelligence

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Technology Guide 1 - Hardware

Technology Guide 2 - Software

Technology Guide 3 - Cloud Computing

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