Deck 6: Telecommunications and Networking

Question 1

____________ are networks that aren't contiguous.

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The Internet is a ______________.

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a reason it is so difficult to transition away from a twisted-copper wire network for telecommunications?

A)Cost
B)FCC guarantees
C)Power requirements
D)Safety

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Your school's main campus network is a ___________.

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

Question 5

___________ was implemented to address smartphones, since they are basically hand-held computers.

A)IPv4
B)IPv5
C)IPv6
D)IPv7

Question 6

_____________ is an advantage of twisted-pair wire.

A)Difficult to tap
B)Higher bandwidth
C)Inexpensive
D)Less susceptible to electromagnetic interference

Question 7

The ________________ is a network of networks.

A)Extranet
B)Internet
C)Intranet
D)None of the above

Question 8

Telecommunications companies want to get rid of their _____________ networks and replace them with ____________.

A)Coaxial cable; fiber optics networks
B)Coaxial cable; IP systems
C)Twisted-pair copper wire; fiber optics networks
D)Twisted-pair copper wire; IP systems

Question 9

The ____________ protocol places packets on, and receives them from, the network medium.

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

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a reason telecommunications companies want to transition away from the "plain old telephone system"?

A)Cost
B)Popularity
C)Power concerns
D)Stock prices

Question 11

From smallest to largest, which of the following is in the correct order?

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

Question 12

VPN is a type of ________________.

A)Extranet
B)Internet
C)Intranet
D)None of the above

Question 13

BitTorrent is an example of P2P that ____________________.

A)accesses unused CPU power among network computers
B)is open-source, free, P2P file sharing
C)is real-time, person-to-person collaboration
D)does all of the above

Question 14

The web __________ the same thing as the internet.

A)could be
B)is
C)is not
D)I don't know

Question 15

The ____________ protocol enables client application programs to access the other layers.

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

Question 16

An example of a(n)________________ protocol is SMTP.

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

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT broadband?

A)Cable modem
B)Dial-up
C)DSL
D)FTTH

Question 18

________________ is access to the internet through your TV connection.

A)Cable modem
B)Dial-up
C)DSL
D)FTTH

Question 19

_____________ is the most prevalent form of communications wiring.

A)Coaxial cable
B)Fiber optics
C)Twisted-pair wire
D)Wireless

Question 20

_____________ is a disadvantage of twisted-pair wire.

A)Difficult to work with
B)Relatively expensive and inflexible
C)Subject to interference
D)All of the above are disadvantages

Question 21

Which of the following is FALSE?

A)Email is often associated with information overload and stress.
B)Email is the dominant form of communication in business and in education.
C)The Atos case demonstrates that it is possible to cut out e-mail entirely.
D)The fast-paced and collaboration-based business environment makes email less useful.

Question 22

Cuban citizens primarily have access to _____________.

A)an extranet
B)an intranet
C)the internet
D)nothing internet-related

Question 23

Which of the following is an example of a metasearch engine?

A)Boardreader
B)CrunchBase
C)Dogpile
D)Google

Question 24

Atos' Zero Email initiative banned __________ as a form of communication _________.

A)email; externally
B)email; internally
C)social networking; externally
D)social networking; internally

Question 25

Which of the following is a disadvantage of telecommuting for employers?

A)Isolation
B)Promotions
C)Security
D)Visibility

Question 26

Search engines use indexes created by web _________ to provide fast searches.

A)crawlers
B)indexers
C)searchers
D)users

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of web-based call centers located overseas?

A)Communication
B)Control
C)Cost
D)Security

Question 28

A(n)____________ portal is for critical business information inside and outside the organization.

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

Question 29

Which of the following is FALSE of Google Fiber?

A)It brings high-speed broadband to low-income "fiberhoods" for free.
B)It has been rejected by some cities who prefer to install fiber themselves.
C)It may create a new era for privately built broadband.
D)It provides ultrafast speed and storage space for DVR recording.

Question 30

Email is the largest-volume application running over the _________.

A)Extranet
B)Intranet
C)Internet
D)Web

Question 31

____________ is installing and operating ultrafast fiber-optic cable service.

A)AT&T
B)Comcast
C)Google
D)Verizon

Question 32

To increase employee productivity, Atos banned __________.

A)Breaks
B)Email
C)Internet use
D)Online social networking

Question 33

When you use Google Drive to work on a document with a classmate, this is considered _________.

A)crowdsourcing
B)teleconferencing
C)virtual collaboration
D)workflow

Question 34

Lycos is an example of a________________ portal.

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

Question 35

_________ are/is the largest-volume application running over the Internet.

A)Blogs
B)Chat rooms
C)Email
D)Voice

Question 36

The internet in _____________ is among the most tightly controlled in the world.

A)China
B)Cuba
C)Russia
D)Vietnam

Question 37

Google's main business reason for installing fiber in select US cities is to _______.

A)begin competing with the cable distribution giants
B)bring the internet to rural areas
C)generate more web traffic, which generates more ad revenue for them
D)give people an option other than the telecommunications companies who control existing cable networks

Question 38

To access the internet ILLEGALLY, Cuban citizens can _________.

A)Pay $5 per hour
B)Share user accounts
C)Show their national ID
D)Sign agreements

Question 39

Which of the following is a benefit of telecommuting for employees?

A)Increased productivity
B)Reduced stress
C)Retaining skills
D)All of the above

Question 40

Which of the following is TRUE of the web?

A)Quality assurance is managed by search engines like Google.
B)The amount of information on the web quadruples every year.
C)The fundamental rule about information on the web is "user beware".
D)The Web is truly socialist since anyone can post information to it.

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT a reason MOOCs have grown?

A)Convenience
B)High pass rate
C)Improved technology
D)Rapidly increasing costs of traditional universities

Question 42

Which of the following is a BENEFIT of e-learning?

A)computer literacy
B)integrity
C)interaction
D)learning time

Question 43

E-learning refers to learning supported by __________.

A)an extranet
B)an intranet
C)the internet
D)the web

Question 44

Which of the following is a DRAWBACK of e-learning?

A)content
B)computer literacy
C)delivery
D)flexibility

Question 45

DSL operates over coaxial cable.

Question 46

Which of the following is a positive of MOOCs for universities?

A)Filtering of student questions
B)Handling diversity
C)Pass rate
D)Revenues

Question 47

Telepresence is a version of ____________.

A)email
B)a portal
C)unified communication
D)videoconferencing

Question 48

__________________ is a supporter of network neutrality.

A)AT&T
B)Comcast
C)FCC
D)Verizon

Question 49

Telepresence is a type of teleconferencing.

Question 50

When you exchange documents with your co-workers through organization-approved methods, this is considered __________.

A)crowdsourcing
B)teleconferencing
C)virtual collaboration
D)workflow

Question 51

MANs are typically backbone networks.

Question 52

Dial-up is the simplest form of broadband.

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT a positive of MOOCs for students?

A)Accredited degree options
B)Cost
C)Self-pacing
D)Social interaction

Question 54

Which of the following is a BENEFIT of e-learning?

A)computer literacy
B)cost
C)interaction
D)integrity

Question 55

Network neutrality means _____________________.

A)Countries are not allowed to attack each other on the internet.
B)ISPS must allow customers equal access to content and applications, regardless of the source or nature of the content.
C)Networks don't work against each other.
D)All of the above

Question 56

The Doritos' customer-created Super Bowl commercials are an example of _________.

A)crowdsourcing
B)teleconferencing
C)virtual collaboration
D)workflow

Question 57

Telepresence requires _________ and costs have ________ in the last 10 years.

A)dedicated rooms; decreased
B)dedicated rooms; increased
C)tele- and video-conferencing capabilities; decreased
D)tele- and video-conferencing capabilities; increased

Question 58

Which of the following is an argument FOR network neutrality?

A)Handling the exploding demand for internet and wireless
B)Impact on capital investments
C)Possibilities of censorship
D)Price discrimination

Question 59

Stanford has had great success with MOOCs.

Question 60

Which of the following is a DRAWBACK of e-learning?

A)cost
B)delivery
C)flexibility
D)interaction

Question 61

Twisted-pair wire is relatively _________________ to purchase.

Question 62

What is telecommuting? Discuss why you would and would not want to telecommute.

Question 63

______________ are exchange points for Internet traffic.

Question 64

Search engines index pages updated by __________________ to provide fast searches.

Question 65

Knowledge workers are being called the distributed workforce, which is enabled by the process called ________________.

Question 66

_________________ is the movement of information as it progresses through the sequence of steps that make up an organization's work procedures.

Question 67

E-learning ____________________ usually replaces the classroom setting.

Question 68

______________________ is transmission capacity of a communications medium faster than 4 Mbps.

Question 69

List and describe the four types of computer networks from largest to smallest. Provide a wired and wireless example for each.

Question 70

Define client/server computing, packet switching, and TCP/IP. Explain how these three things make the Internet so powerful and robust.

Question 71

The internet bandwidth issue is only an economic problem.

Question 72

What is the difference between the Internet, an intranet, and an extranet? Provide an example of each. HINT: Providing definitions is not enough to explain the differences.

Question 73

In 2014, network neutrality ultimately received legislative support.

Question 74

What is crowdsourcing? What benefits does crowdsourcing provide companies? Give a real-world example of crowdsourcing and how it benefits that company.