Deck 6: Telecommunications and Networking

Question 1

A network between Mars and the Earth would be a ________.

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct order of networks from largest to smallest?

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A network stretching across New York City would be a ________.

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Communications Act of 1934 provided a universal service guarantee that providers must offer and maintain ________ cable in rural areas to support small populations.

A) coaxial
B) fiber optic
C) twisted-pair
D) wireless

Question 5

________ networks are an emerging technology that is becoming increasingly important to help organizations manage their data flows across their enterprise networks.

A) Backbone
B) Cloud
C) Personal area
D) Software-defined

Question 6

People in Myanmar use "Internet" and _______ interchangeably.

A) Amazon
B) Facebook
C) Google
D) Twitter

Question 7

The Internet is a ________.

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

Question 8

NICs allow devices to physically connect to the _______'s communications medium.

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

Question 9

Which of the following Internet services is typically NOT available in rural areas?

A) Dial-up
B) Fiber-optic
C) Satellite
D) Wireless

Question 10

________s allow devices to physically connect to the LAN's communication's medium.

A) Backbone
B) ERP
C) NIC
D) QR code

Question 11

The main problem with Myanmar's Facebook is _______.

A) data collection
B) difficulty connecting
C) excessive advertising
D) hate speech

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct order of networks from smallest to largest?

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

Question 13

Internet users in Myanmar are more likely to fall for Internet scams and hoaxes than Internet users in places like the U.K. and Canada because _________.

A) there are much more rigorous checks in place for content that permitted to be published online in the U.K. and Canada.
B) users in Myanmar have such low rates of digital literacy.
C) hackers and other cyber criminals specifically target the people of Myanmar at a rate much higher than anywhere else in the world.
D) users in Myanmar are much more online than their counterparts in other countries and are exposed to many more scams and hoaxes.

Question 14

________ modems convert information for use on the POTS and are almost extinct in most parts of the developed world today.

A) Cable
B) Dial-up
C) DSL
D) Fiber

Question 15

________ modems operate over coaxial cable.

A) Cable
B) Dial-up
C) DSL
D) Fiber

Question 16

Ethernet is a technology associated with ________s.

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

Question 17

________ modems convert information for use on the POTS.

A) Cable
B) Dial-up
C) DSL
D) Fiber

Question 18

_________s cover large geographical areas.

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

Question 19

Bandwidth is stated in ________ per second.

A) beeps
B) bits
C) blips
D) bytes

Question 20

A network that is restricted to a single building is a ________.

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

Question 21

________ is a common LAN protocol.

A) Ethernet
B) Fiber
C) Internet
D) Twisted-pair

Question 22

________ modems use the digital portion of a voice telephone to offer broadband access.

A) Cable
B) Dial-up
C) DSL
D) Fiber

Question 23

________ is NOT an advantage of twisted-pair wire.

A) Availability
B) Cost
C) Easy to work with
D) High bandwidth

Question 24

________ is a broadcast medium.

A) Coaxial
B) Fiber-optic
C) Microwave
D) Twisted-pair

Question 25

________ is a broadcast medium.

A) Coaxial
B) Fiber-optic
C) Radio
D) Twisted-pair

Question 26

________ is a broadcast medium.

A) Coaxial
B) Fiber-optic
C) Satellite
D) Twisted-pair

Question 27

________ is the most secure cable medium.

A) Fiber-optic
B) Microwave
C) Radio
D) Satellite

Question 28

________ cables are made of copper.

A) Coaxial
B) Fiber-optic
C) Microwave
D) Radio

Question 29

________ modem services share bandwidth among subscribers in a locality, so speeds can decrease significantly when large numbers of neighbors access the Internet at the same time.

A) Cable
B) Dial-up
C) DSL
D) Fiber

Question 30

________ cables are made of glass.

A) Coaxial
B) Fiber-optic
C) Microwave
D) Twisted-pair

Question 31

________ is a cable medium.

A) Coaxial
B) Microwave
C) Radio
D) Satellite

Question 32

________ is a broadcast medium.

A) Coaxial
B) Fiber-optic
C) Infrared
D) Twisted-pair

Question 33

According to the textbook, ________ is the most commonly used cable medium.

A) microwave
B) radio
C) satellite
D) twisted-pair

Question 34

________ is an advantage of coaxial cable.

A) Cost
B) Easy to work with
C) High bandwidth
D) Security

Question 35

________ cables are made of copper.

A) Fiber-optic
B) Microwave
C) Radio
D) Twisted-pair

Question 36

According to the textbook, ________ is the most widely available cable medium.

A) fiber-optic
B) microwave
C) radio
D) twisted-pair

Question 37

________ is the slowest cable medium.

A) Microwave
B) Radio
C) Satellite
D) Twisted-pair

Question 38

________ is a cable medium.

A) Fiber-optic
B) Microwave
C) Radio
D) Satellite

Question 39

________ is a cable medium.

A) Microwave
B) Radio
C) Satellite
D) Twisted-pair

Question 40

________ is a disadvantage of fiber-optic cable.

A) Bandwidth
B) Cost
C) Difficult to work with
D) Security

Question 41

The ________ layer of TCP/IP enables client application programs to access the other layers.

A) application
B) Internet
C) network interface
D) transport

Question 42

________ is an example of the first type of peer-to-peer processing that accesses unused CPU power among networked computers.

A) BitTorrent
B) Grid computing
C) Microsoft SharePoint Workspace
D) Napster

Question 43

The Internet backbone is a ________ network.

A) fiber-optic
B) microwave
C) radio
D) satellite

Question 44

Client/server computing links two or more computers in an arrangement in which powerful ________ provide computing services for ________.

A) servers; other servers
B) servers; user PCs
C) user PCs; servers
D) user PCs; other user PCs

Question 45

________ is an example of the second type of peer-to-peer processing that enables real-time, person-to-person collaboration.

A) BitTorrent
B) Microsoft SharePoint Workspace
C) Napster
D) SETI@home

Question 46

________ is an example of the first type of peer-to-peer processing that accesses unused CPU power among networked computers.

A) BitTorrent
B) Microsoft SharePoint Workspace
C) Napster
D) SETI@home

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a basic function of TCP/IP?

A) Acknowledges the packets have been transmitted
B) Manages the movement of data packets between computers by establishing a connection between the computers
C) Responsible for disassembling, delivering, and reassembling data during transmission
D) Sequences the transfer of packets

Question 48

________ is the protocol of the Internet.

A) DSL
B) Ethernet
C) Fiber
D) TCP/IP

Question 49

The ________ layer of TCP/IP places packets on, and receives them from, the network medium, which can be any networking technology.

A) application
B) Internet
C) network interface
D) transport

Question 50

Ethernet is a common ________ protocol.

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

Question 51

________ defines how messages are formulated and how their receivers interpret them.

A) DSL
B) HTTP
C) SMTP
D) TCP/IP

Question 52

________ is an example of the third type of peer-to-peer processing that allows for advanced search and file sharing.

A) Bit Torrent
B) Grid computing
C) Microsoft SharePoint Workspace
D) SETI@home

Question 53

The ________ layer of TCP/IP is responsible for addressing, routing, and packaging data packets.

A) application
B) Internet
C) network interface
D) transport

Question 54

________ leads to the ideas of fat and thin clients where ________ clients have no local storage and only limited processing power.

A) Client/server computing; fat
B) Client/server computing; thin
C) Peer-to-peer processing; fat
D) Peer-to-peer processing; thin

Question 55

________ offer limited accessibility to the ________ of participating companies.

A) Extranets; internets
B) Extranets; intranets
C) Intranets; extranets
D) Intranets; internets

Question 56

The ________ layer of TCP/IP provides communication and packet services.

A) application
B) Internet
C) network interface
D) transport

Question 57

A(n) ________ is a company that provides Internet connections for a fee.

A) ISP
B) IXP
C) NAP
D) NSP

Question 58

An/The ________ is a network of networks.

A) externet
B) extranet
C) Internet
D) intranet

Question 59

An/The ________ is a network that allows users to take advantage of familiar applications and work habits within an organization's network.

A) externet
B) extranet
C) Internet
D) intranet

Question 60

An/The ________ connects networks of multiple organizations so they can communicate securely.

A) externet
B) extranet
C) Internet
D) intranet

Question 61

A(n) ________ portal offers a personalized, single point of access through a web browser to critical business information located inside and outside an organization.

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

Question 62

A(n) ________ portal is an intranet.

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

Question 63

A(n) ________ portal serves entire industries.

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

Question 64

A(n) ________ portals offers a single point of entry to an entire community of affiliated interests.

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

Question 65

________ consists of 32 bits.

A) IPv2
B) IPv4
C) IPv6
D) IPv8

Question 66

135.62.128.91 is an example of an ________ address.

A) IPv2
B) IPv4
C) IPv6
D) IPv8

Question 67

The main drawback to Google Fiber for Google is ________.

A) cost
B) options
C) reliability
D) speed

Question 68

________ is the most commonly used IP addressing scheme.

A) IPv2
B) IPv4
C) IPv6
D) IPv8

Question 69

The ________ is a system of universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information through a ________ architecture.

A) Internet; client/server
B) Internet; peer-to-peer
C) WWW; client/server
D) WWW; peer-to-peer

Question 70

________ consists of 128 bits.

A) IPv2
B) IPv4
C) IPv6
D) IPv8

Question 71

________ are exchange points for Internet traffic.

A) IAPs
B) ISPs
C) NAPs
D) NSPs

Question 72

________ was developed because we have run out of IP addresses in the original IP addressing scheme.

A) IPv2
B) IPv4
C) IPv6
D) IPv8

Question 73

More than ________ percent of all online content is written in English.

A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 90

Question 74

The ________ functions as a transport mechanism; the ________ is an application.

A) Internet; intranet
B) Internet; World Wide Web
C) World Wide Web; Internet
D) World Wide Web; intranet

Question 75

Users access the web primarily through ________.

A) browsers
B) hyperlinks
C) hypertext
D) URLs

Question 76

A(n) ________ portal is intended for broad and diverse audiences, and it offers routine content, some of it in real time.

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

Question 77

________ was developed to address the Internet of Things.

A) IPv2
B) IPv4
C) IPv6
D) IPv8

Question 78

Less than ________ percent of all web content is composed in Hindi, the first language of approximately 260 million people.

A) 0.01
B) 0.1
C) 1.0
D) 10.0

Question 79

________ is an example of a metasearch engine.

A) Ask
B) Bing
C) Dogpile
D) Google

Question 80

Google Fiber was first deployed in ________.

A) Atlanta
B) Charlotte
C) Kansas City
D) San Diego