Deck 1: Networking: an Overview

Question 1

The first computer networks were confined to transmitting ____ over copper wire.

A)voice
B)video
C)data
D)images

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A ____ consists of interconnected computers, printers, and other computer equipment in close physical proximity.

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A print ____ has connections for one or more printers and a network interface card.

A)host
B)client
C)server
D)interface

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The ____ topology consists of running cable from one PC or file server to the next, like links in a chain.

A)star
B)mesh
C)ring
D)bus

Question 5

The main network topologies are bus, ring, star, and ____.

A)mesh
B)hypercube
C)tree
D)torus

Question 6

One____ is composed of two or more LANs (or MANs)connected across a distance of more than approximately 48 kilometers.

A)WLAN
B)WAN
C)DAN
D)WMAN

Question 7

Modern high-speed ring topologies permit data to flow in one direction only.

Question 8

A ____ network is one owned and maintained by a private organization, such as a campus network operated by a college.

A)public
B)local
C)private
D)global

Question 9

A ____ is a workstation that accesses software and data through the network on another computer.

A)client
B)host
C)server
D)mainframe

Question 10

Segments in a star-ring hybrid topology require built-in terminators.

Question 11

The logical path followed by network packets or frames may not fully match the physical layout.

Question 12

Individual LANs composing a MAN must belong to the same organization.

Question 13

A ____ specifies how networked data is formatted into discrete units, such as packets or frames.

A)router
B)protocol
C)topology
D)communications medium

Question 14

A home media ____ enables you to connect a home entertainment center to your network.

A)bridge
B)card
C)gateway
D)hub

Question 15

All of the computers in your home can share the same Internet connection through a network.

Question 16

A digital ____ is a communication device that interfaces refrigerators with the Internet.

A)scanner
B)camera
C)message board
D)recorder

Question 17

A terminator is really an electrical ____ that absorbs the signal when it reaches the end of the network.

A)resistor
B)capacitor
C)inductor
D)diode

Question 18

A network ____ has two components: the physical layout of network cables, and devices and the logical path followed by the network packets or frames.

A)protocol
B)operating system
C)interface card
D)topology

Question 19

Without a network, an office of 28 people would have ____ computers with one or more printers attached to each one.

A)2
B)3
C)4
D)28

Question 20

Any device connected to a network is generically termed a(n)____ or station.

A)array
B)node
C)server
D)transmitter

Question 21

A(n)____________________ is a system of computers, print devices, network devices, and computer software linked by communications cable or radio waves.

Question 22

The term "____" refers to built-in protection against equipment or communications failure.

A)fanout
B)diameter
C)bandwidth
D)fault-tolerance

Question 23

How do computer networks expand the basic elements of word-of-mouth and telephone communications?

Question 24

What is a workstation?

Question 25

Describe how a specialty food company that is fully networked and automated fulfills an order received over the Web.

Question 26

Describe the differences between centralized and decentralized network layouts.

Question 27

A ____ is a high-capacity communications medium that joins networks and central network devices across long distances.

A)router
B)backbone
C)hub
D)switch

Question 28

Describe the star-ring topology.

Question 29

What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional bus network design?

Question 30

____________________ are single computers that offer multiuser access.

Question 31

Describe an enterprise network, including its key characteristic.

Question 32

____ used for protecting a network may be created using routers.

A)Switches
B)Firewalls
C)Terminators
D)Hubs

Question 33

A ____ is most likely to employ a mesh topology.

A)MAN
B)LAN
C)WLAN
D)DAN

Question 34

In the ____________________ topology, every node is connected to every other node on the network.

Question 35

The ____ topology is the oldest communications design method, with roots in telephone switching systems.

A)star
B)mesh
C)ring
D)bus

Question 36

What four network properties enable you to distinguish one type of network from another?

Question 37

Identify three prominent uses of home networks.

Question 38

A(n)______________________________ is a private network that functions like a tunnel through a larger network.

Question 39

A(n)____________________ is connected to each end of the bus cable segment.

Question 40

The ____ topology is a continuous path for data with no logical beginning or ending point.

A)hypercube
B)grid
C)star
D)ring

Question 42

Explain the role that basic networking design principles play in the network design process.