Question 1

Networks enable which of the following applications?

Accepted Answer

A) Discovery 
B) Communications 
C) Collaboration 
D) Web services 
E) All of these 
A) Discovery 
B) Communications 
C) Collaboration 
D) Web services 
E) All of these

Question 2

A _____________ portal supports communities such as hobby groups or political parties.

Accepted Answer

A) affinity 
B) commercial 
C) corporate 
D) industrywide 
A) affinity 
B) commercial 
C) corporate 
D) industrywide

Question 3

Metasearch engines search several engines at once and integrate the findings of the various search engines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Industry-wide portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

LANs typically contain multiple WANs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which data transmission technology requires fiber-optic cable, can transmit up to 2.5 gigabits per second, and is more expensive than DSL?

Accepted Answer

A) Digital subscriber line 
B) Asynchronous transfer mode 
C) Synchronous optical network 
D) T-carrier system 
E) ISDN 
A) Digital subscriber line 
B) Asynchronous transfer mode 
C) Synchronous optical network 
D) T-carrier system 
E) ISDN

Question 7

With Voice-over-IP, every call opens up a dedicated circuit for the duration of the call.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ are hardware devices that support data transmission and reception across a telecommunications system.

Accepted Answer

A) Integrated services digital networks 
B) Digital subscriber lines 
C) Communications channels 
D) Integrated circuits 
E) Communications processors 
A) Integrated services digital networks 
B) Digital subscriber lines 
C) Communications channels 
D) Integrated circuits 
E) Communications processors

Question 9

Wide-area networks have a large capacity, and they typically use a single communications channel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which transmission technology is an interface standard for transporting digital signals over fiber-optic lines that enables the integration of transmissions from multiple vendors?

Accepted Answer

A) Digital subscriber line 
B) Asynchronous transfer mode 
C) Synchronous optical network 
D) T-carrier system 
E) ISDN 
A) Digital subscriber line 
B) Asynchronous transfer mode 
C) Synchronous optical network 
D) T-carrier system 
E) ISDN

Question 11

Twisted-pair wire is the least-used form of communications wiring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The _______________ layer of TCP/IP provides the addressing, routing, and packaging of data packets.

Accepted Answer

A) Application 
B) Internet 
C) Network interface 
D) Transport 
A) Application 
B) Internet 
C) Network interface 
D) Transport

Question 13

A ______________ offers limited accessibility inside the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) extranet 
B) internet 
C) intranet 
D) insidenet 
A) extranet 
B) internet 
C) intranet 
D) insidenet

Question 14

Gal runs a music store.He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a server.He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop.He also has a notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet)that can be carried around the store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for special orders.Which type of network application is being used when a salesperson is looking up items in stock?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The World Wide Web is synonymous with the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Peer-to-peer processing means each computer acts as both a client and a server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The cable medium with the highest bandwidth is:

Accepted Answer

A) Twisted-pair wire 
B) Coaxial cable 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Cellular radio 
E) Copper cable 
A) Twisted-pair wire 
B) Coaxial cable 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Cellular radio 
E) Copper cable

Question 18

Uniform resource locators (URLs)point to the address of a specific resource or site on the Web.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an advantage of coaxial cable?

Accepted Answer

A) Cost 
B) Flexibility 
C) Security 
D) All of the above are advantages 
A) Cost 
B) Flexibility 
C) Security 
D) All of the above are advantages

Question 20

_____ refers to the range of frequencies available in any communications channel.

Accepted Answer

A) Protocol 
B) Broadband 
C) Capacity 
D) Narrowband 
E) Bandwidth 
A) Protocol 
B) Broadband 
C) Capacity 
D) Narrowband 
E) Bandwidth

Networks enable which of the following applications?

A _____________ portal supports communities such as hobby groups or political parties.

Metasearch engines search several engines at once and integrate the findings of the various search engines.

Industry-wide portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.

LANs typically contain multiple WANs.

Which data transmission technology requires fiber-optic cable, can transmit up to 2.5 gigabits per second, and is more expensive than DSL?

With Voice-over-IP, every call opens up a dedicated circuit for the duration of the call.

_____ are hardware devices that support data transmission and reception across a telecommunications system.

Wide-area networks have a large capacity, and they typically use a single communications channel.

Which transmission technology is an interface standard for transporting digital signals over fiber-optic lines that enables the integration of transmissions from multiple vendors?

Twisted-pair wire is the least-used form of communications wiring.

The _______________ layer of TCP/IP provides the addressing, routing, and packaging of data packets.

A ______________ offers limited accessibility inside the organization.

The World Wide Web is synonymous with the Internet.

Peer-to-peer processing means each computer acts as both a client and a server.

The cable medium with the highest bandwidth is:

Uniform resource locators (URLs)point to the address of a specific resource or site on the Web.

Which of the following is an advantage of coaxial cable?

_____ refers to the range of frequencies available in any communications channel.

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Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management

Business Intelligence

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Ethics and Privacy

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Exam 4: Networks

Networks enable which of the following applications?

A _____________ portal supports communities such as hobby groups or political parties.

Metasearch engines search several engines at once and integrate the findings of the various search engines.

Industry-wide portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.

LANs typically contain multiple WANs.

Which data transmission technology requires fiber-optic cable, can transmit up to 2.5 gigabits per second, and is more expensive than DSL?

With Voice-over-IP, every call opens up a dedicated circuit for the duration of the call.

_____ are hardware devices that support data transmission and reception across a telecommunications system.

Wide-area networks have a large capacity, and they typically use a single communications channel.

Which transmission technology is an interface standard for transporting digital signals over fiber-optic lines that enables the integration of transmissions from multiple vendors?

Twisted-pair wire is the least-used form of communications wiring.

The _______________ layer of TCP/IP provides the addressing, routing, and packaging of data packets.

A ______________ offers limited accessibility inside the organization.

The World Wide Web is synonymous with the Internet.

Peer-to-peer processing means each computer acts as both a client and a server.

The cable medium with the highest bandwidth is:

Uniform resource locators (URLs)point to the address of a specific resource or site on the Web.

Which of the following is an advantage of coaxial cable?

_____ refers to the range of frequencies available in any communications channel.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Data and Knowledge Management

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Web 2.0 and Social Networks

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management

Business Intelligence

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Tech Guide 1: Hardware

Tech Guide 2: Software

Tech Guide 3: Emerging types of enterprise computing

Tech Guide 4: Intelligent Systems

Tech Guide 5: Protecting your information assets

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