Question 1

___________ is(are)the largest-volume application running on the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) E-mail 
B) Chat rooms 
C) FTP 
D) The World Wide Web 
A) E-mail 
B) Chat rooms 
C) FTP 
D) The World Wide Web

Question 2

Commercial portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements about publication of material in foreign languages is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a competitive necessity. 
B) It must be accurate. 
C) It is expensive. 
D) Content must be localized to the needs of people in local markets. 
E) It is not yet a major consideration for most companies. 
A) It is a competitive necessity. 
B) It must be accurate. 
C) It is expensive. 
D) Content must be localized to the needs of people in local markets. 
E) It is not yet a major consideration for most companies.

Question 4

The Internet is a global network of computer networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a digital transmission system that defines circuits that operate at different rates, all of which are multiples of the basic 64 Kbps used to transport a single voice call?

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 6

A type of processing that links two or more computers in an arrangement in which some machines provide computing services for user computers is best described as _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Open systems 
B) Client/server 
C) Peer-to-peer 
D) Centralized 
E) Mainframe-centric 
A) Open systems 
B) Client/server 
C) Peer-to-peer 
D) Centralized 
E) Mainframe-centric

Question 7

Every device in the ________ has a NIC that allows the device to physically connect to the network's communication medium.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

_____ portals support communities such as hobby groups or political parties.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which network application(s)enable(s)users to access information located in databases all over the world?

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 10

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 does Gal have?

Accepted Answer

A) Client-server 
B) Mainframe-based 
C) LAN 
D) WAN 
E) Peer-to-peer 
A) Client-server 
B) Mainframe-based 
C) LAN 
D) WAN 
E) Peer-to-peer

Question 11

A ______________ allows companies to establish a direct, secure, private network link to their internal systems.

Accepted Answer

A) PAN 
B) DSL 
C) UPS 
D) VPN 
A) PAN 
B) DSL 
C) UPS 
D) VPN

Question 12

An intranet is a network that uses Internet technologies and is designed to serve the information needs of a single organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Each site on the Internet gets an assigned address, which is a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) TCP address 
B) IP address 
C) URL address 
D) ISO/OSI identifier 
E) World Wide Web address 
A) TCP address 
B) IP address 
C) URL address 
D) ISO/OSI identifier 
E) World Wide Web address

Question 14

The part of a network that handles the major traffic is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Front end 
B) Network interface 
C) Multiplexer 
D) Backbone 
E) Front end processor 
A) Front end 
B) Network interface 
C) Multiplexer 
D) Backbone 
E) Front end processor

Question 15

Consider this domain name, HYPERLINK "http://www.business.gsu.edu" www.business.gsu.edu. The "gsu" is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Top-level domain 
B) Name of the organization 
C) URL 
D) Name of the specific computer 
E) Address of the Webmaster 
A) Top-level domain 
B) Name of the organization 
C) URL 
D) Name of the specific computer 
E) Address of the Webmaster

Question 16

__________ is the most prevalent form of communications wiring.

Accepted Answer

A) Coaxial cable 
B) Fiber-optic cables 
C) Twisted-pair wire Wireless 
A) Coaxial cable 
B) Fiber-optic cables 
C) Twisted-pair wire Wireless

Question 17

The components of a local area network include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) File server 
B) Client computers 
C) Wireline or wireless communications media 
D) Network interface cards 
E) All of these 
A) File server 
B) Client computers 
C) Wireline or wireless communications media 
D) Network interface cards 
E) All of these

Question 18

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.The Web site for the store is HYPERLINK "http://www.GalsTunes.net" www.GalsTunes.net.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Gal must be hosting his Web site on his own desktop computer based on its URL. 
B) The point-of-sale terminal cannot connect to the Internet. 
C) Gal must not be selling on his Web site because the top-level domain is "net" and not "com." 
D) The desktop computer must also be able to connect to the Internet in order for the notebook to access data from it. 
E) All of these are true. 
A) Gal must be hosting his Web site on his own desktop computer based on its URL. 
B) The point-of-sale terminal cannot connect to the Internet. 
C) Gal must not be selling on his Web site because the top-level domain is "net" and not "com." 
D) The desktop computer must also be able to connect to the Internet in order for the notebook to access data from it. 
E) All of these are true.

Question 19

A _____ allows a device to physically connect to a local area network's communications medium.

Accepted Answer

A) File server 
B) Network interface card 
C) Network operating system 
D) Communications channel 
E) Gateway 
A) File server 
B) Network interface card 
C) Network operating system 
D) Communications channel 
E) Gateway

Question 20

Some modems convert ________ to __________, which is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) analog, digital, modulation 
B) digital, analog, demodulation 
C) analog, numbers, demodulation 
D) digital, analog, modulation 
A) analog, digital, modulation 
B) digital, analog, demodulation 
C) analog, numbers, demodulation 
D) digital, analog, modulation

___________ is(are)the largest-volume application running on the Internet.

Commercial portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.

Which of the following statements about publication of material in foreign languages is not correct?

The Internet is a global network of computer networks.

Which of the following is a digital transmission system that defines circuits that operate at different rates, all of which are multiples of the basic 64 Kbps used to transport a single voice call?

A type of processing that links two or more computers in an arrangement in which some machines provide computing services for user computers is best described as _______.

Every device in the ________ has a NIC that allows the device to physically connect to the network's communication medium.

_____ portals support communities such as hobby groups or political parties.

Which network application(s)enable(s)users to access information located in databases all over the world?

A ______________ allows companies to establish a direct, secure, private network link to their internal systems.

An intranet is a network that uses Internet technologies and is designed to serve the information needs of a single organization.

Each site on the Internet gets an assigned address, which is a(n)_____.

The part of a network that handles the major traffic is the ________.

Consider this domain name, HYPERLINK "http://www.business.gsu.edu" www.business.gsu.edu. The "gsu" is the __________.

__________ is the most prevalent form of communications wiring.

The components of a local area network include which of the following?

A _____ allows a device to physically connect to a local area network's communications medium.

Some modems convert to , which is called ____.

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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Exam 4: Networks

___________ is(are)the largest-volume application running on the Internet.

Commercial portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.

Which of the following statements about publication of material in foreign languages is not correct?

The Internet is a global network of computer networks.

Which of the following is a digital transmission system that defines circuits that operate at different rates, all of which are multiples of the basic 64 Kbps used to transport a single voice call?

A type of processing that links two or more computers in an arrangement in which some machines provide computing services for user computers is best described as _______.

Every device in the ________ has a NIC that allows the device to physically connect to the network's communication medium.

_____ portals support communities such as hobby groups or political parties.

Which network application(s)enable(s)users to access information located in databases all over the world?

A ______________ allows companies to establish a direct, secure, private network link to their internal systems.

An intranet is a network that uses Internet technologies and is designed to serve the information needs of a single organization.

Each site on the Internet gets an assigned address, which is a(n)_____.

The part of a network that handles the major traffic is the ________.

Consider this domain name, HYPERLINK "http://www.business.gsu.edu" www.business.gsu.edu. The "gsu" is the __________.

__________ is the most prevalent form of communications wiring.

The components of a local area network include which of the following?

A _____ allows a device to physically connect to a local area network's communications medium.

Some modems convert ________ to __________, which is called __________.

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

Filters

Some modems convert to , which is called ____.