Question 1

Which of the following is not a network topology?

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A)  bus
B)  ring
C)  ethernet
D)  starE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

FTP provides terminal emulation that allows a personal computer or workstation to act as a terminal, or access device, for a server.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A peer-to-peer (P2P) network is a computer network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than a centralized server.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

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A)  application, Internet, transport, network interface
B)  application, Internet, network interface, transport
C)  application, transport, Internet, network interface
D)  application, network interface, Internet, transportE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

What is a client/server network?

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A)  a device whereby the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B)  an intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination
C)  a reference to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices in a network
D)  a model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clientsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.

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A local area network (LAN) is designed t...

Question 8

What is a network?

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A)  enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B)  a communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C)  any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D)  a computer that is designed to request information from a serverE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Wireless media are transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A MAN is a set of communication rules to make sure that everyone speaks the same language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber?

Accepted Answer

A)  twisted-pair wiring
B)  coaxial cable
C)  fiber-optic cable
D)  transmission control protocol/internet protocolE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

A hub (switch or router) is the hardware to perform traffic control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A network topology refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network.Topologies vary depending on cost and functionality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify the different media types found in networks.

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Wire media are transmission materials ma...

Question 17

Protocols include bus, star, ring, hybrid, and wireless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is a peer-to-peer network?

Accepted Answer

A)  a network that enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B)  a communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C)  any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D)  a computer that is designed to request information from a serverE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The transport layer formats the data into packets, adds a header containing the packet sequence and the address of the receiving device, and specifies the services required from the network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Media includes coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Networks and Telecommunications

What is a network?

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Identify the different media types found in networks.

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What is a client/server network?

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What is a peer-to-peer network?

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The transport layer formats the data into packets, adds a header containing the packet sequence and the address of the receiving device, and specifies the services required from the network.

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Which of the following is not a network topology?

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Wireless media are transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably.

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What refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber?

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Media includes coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic.

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Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.

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A network topology refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network.Topologies vary depending on cost and functionality.

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A hub (switch or router) is the hardware to perform traffic control.

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FTP provides terminal emulation that allows a personal computer or workstation to act as a terminal, or access device, for a server.

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages.

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Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

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A peer-to-peer (P2P) network is a computer network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than a centralized server.

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A MAN is a set of communication rules to make sure that everyone speaks the same language.

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A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.

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Protocols include bus, star, ring, hybrid, and wireless.

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Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

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