Deck 6: Telecommunications and Networking

Question 1

With _____, phone calls are treated as just another kind of data.

A) Voice over Internet Protocol
B) Chat rooms
C) Teleconference
D) All of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Network protocols describe

A) The number of nodes in the network.
B) The rules for communication within the network.
C) The connections between the nodes in the network.
D) The number of nodes in the network and the connections between them.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Networks enable which of the following applications?

A) Discovery
B) Communications
C) Collaboration
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Broadband refers to a network with a high transmission capacity.

Question 5

An Intranet is a scaled-up version of the Internet that uses similar technologies.

Question 6

Distributed computing refers to the distribution of computing tasks among one or more computers.

Question 7

Workflow, groupware, and telepresence systems are examples of which network application?

A) Discovery
B) Communications
C) Collaboration
D) None of the above

Question 8

The popularity of online classes and online universities can be attributed to which of the following network applications?

A) Discovery
B) Communications
C) Collaboration
D) All of the above

Question 9

An Intranet that allows limited access to its partners, suppliers, and customers is called a(n):

A) Secure Intranet
B) Extranet
C) Corporate Web site
D) Portal

Question 10

Most Internet search engines maintain an index of billions of Web pages. These indexes are updated using:

A) The users of the search engine.
B) Dedicated employees.
C) Automated webcrawlers.
D) A combination of all of these.

Question 11

Network neutrality is a policy whereby Internet service providers charge customers different rates for their Internet use based on the type of content they are downloading.

Question 12

A collection of the following devices - two desktop computers, three laptops, two smart phones and a printer - can be described as a(n):

A) LAN.
B) Network server.
C) WAN.
D) All of these

Question 13

The following can be considered as broadband technologies (choose all that are correct):

A) DSL
B) Dial-up
C) Cable
D) All of these

Question 14

Fiber-optic cables are preferred over co-axial and twisted pair cables because (choose all that are correct):

A) Fiber optic cables are less difficult to tap.
B) Fiber optic cables offer higher security.
C) Fiber optic cables are susceptible to interference.
D) Fiber optic cables have very high bandwidth.

Question 15

IPv6 will allow for ___ unique IP addresses.

A) 128
B) 32
C) 2128
D) 232

Question 16

Ethernet, packet switching, HTTP, and TCP/IP are all examples of network protocols.

Question 17

A modem can perform which of the following operations?

A) Convert analog signals to digital signals only
B) Convert digital signals to analog signals only
C) Both of the following are correct: Convert analog signals to digital signals only; and convert digital signals to analog signals only
D) Modems do not convert signals.

Question 18

DNS are a convenient alternative to the difficult-to-remember IP naming system for computers.

Question 19

A free software package is called a browser.

Question 20

A(n) ___ can consist of one or more ____ .

A) LAN, WANs
B) WAN, enterprise networks
C) LAN, enterprise networks
D) Enterprise network, LANs