Deck 7: The Connected Computer

Question 1

Bandwith is a common term used to describe information-carrying capacity.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Data in a wireless network travels from one device to another over cables.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The Internet2 is content provided by network users to other users.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Ethernet standard dictates how devices transmit data.

Question 5

Cloud computing does not pose a security or privacy risk.

Question 6

An Internet Service Provider connects personal digital devices within a range of 30 feet.

Question 7

To connect small groups of people, use a LAN.

Question 8

Mobile computing connects devices wireless to networks.

Question 9

The largest network in the world is the Internet.

Question 10

A Worm damages data or changes computer settings without your knowledge.

Question 11

Networks can be simple or complex.

Question 12

Chat with friends, family, and coworkers through messaging systems.

Question 13

Internet cell phones allow voice communications over the Internet.

Question 14

There are four common types of servers.

Question 15

The first page a Web site displays is the Web index.

Question 16

Some networks combine signals to connect smaller networks and form one larger network.

Question 17

A cable modem attaches to a laptop or tablet using a USB port.

Question 18

Net neutrality supports the Internet's core principle that its networks shouldn't be neutral.

Question 19

The Internet2 is a for-profit project founded in 1996.

Question 20

Networks can span unlimited areas outside of your home office or school.

Question 21

The Network backbone is the essential infrastructure of the Internet. _________________________

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a network device?

A) LAN
B) Broadband modem
C) Wireless access point
D) Router

Question 23

A ____ manages network traffic by evaluating network messages and routing them on the best path to their destination.

A) hub
B) router
C) NIC
D) modem

Question 24

Internet telephony is used to send documents over the internet. _________________________

Question 25

In tree topology , each device on the network is connected to every other device on the network. _________________________

Question 26

Peer-to-peer networks have a domain controller that acts as a gateway to the network and its resources. _________________________

Question 27

Network ____ specify the way computers access a network.

A) wires
B) files
C) instructions
D) standards

Question 28

To transmit data wirelessly from a media player to your computer speakers, use which of the following PAN technologies?

A) USB
B) Bluetooth
C) Infrared
D) Radio

Question 29

The Internet carries all but which of the following?

A) touch
B) video
C) data
D) graphics

Question 30

With groupware, several colleagues can work together on a single document at the same time. ________________________

Question 31

Data encryption is used by most cell networks to guard against data theft. _________________________

Question 32

A ____ network is best suited for networks of 10 or fewer computers.

A) client/server
B) peer-to-peer
C) cloud
D) external

Question 33

Hubs are less common than a switch as they transfer all data to all devices. _________________________

Question 34

All of the following are Network standards except ____?

A) PoE
B) 4G
C) TCP/IP
D) Bluetooth

Question 35

Networked computers need all but which of the following components?

A) NIC
B) Hub
C) Router
D) DSL

Question 36

A ____ covers a large geographic region.

A) LAN
B) WAM
C) WAN
D) CAN

Question 37

Network ____ determines how networked computers interact.

A) infrastructure
B) panel
C) architecture
D) configuration

Question 38

Power over Ethernet (PoE) transfers both power and data via an Ethernet network. _________________________

Question 39

The buying and selling of products using the Internet is known as e-commerce. _________________________

Question 40

A NIC is a Network Internet card . _________________________

Question 41

With a ____ topology, some devices are connected to all other devices, while others are connected to only those devices with which they exchange the most data.

A) star
B) partial mesh
C) full mesh
D) none of the above

Question 42

Which of the following is NOT a network topology?

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

Question 43

To connect your mobile phone to your computer, you ____ it.

A) download
B) hotspot
C) tether
D) network

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a type of broadband connection?

A) DSL
B) dial-up
C) FTTP
D) Fixed wireless

Question 45

Storage devices, printers, servers, and communications hardware are ____.

A) data
B) input
C) resources
D) programs

Question 46

A network topology is how computers and devices are ____ arranged within it.

A) physically
B) laterally
C) horizontally
D) internally

Question 47

A common set of rules or ____, must be followed by network devices to communicate to each other.
Bandwith bandwith

A) protocols
B) bandwith
C) topology
D) architecture

Question 48

Two star networks may be joined together using a bus to form a network with a ____ topology.

A) full mesh
B) partial mesh
C) tree
D) none of the above

Question 49

____ networks are no longer common.

A) Ring
B) Star
C) Bus
D) Mesh

Question 50

LTE and WiMAX are competing ____ standards offered by different cellular providers.

A) 4G
B) NIC
C) 3G
D) 4K

Question 51

A(n) ____ is a communications device that connects a communications channel such as the Internet to a device such as a computer.

A) coax
B) modem
C) port
D) ethernet

Question 52

A ____ is a hardware device, such as a server, that regulates access to the network.

A) domain controller
B) domain master
C) peer controller
D) administrator

Question 53

What is a common term describing information-carrying capacity?

A) protocol
B) architecture
C) topology
D) bandwith

Question 54

All devices interconnect with each other using a ____ network.

A) Mesh
B) Bus
C) Star
D) Ring

Question 55

Which is NOT a type of network?

A) wired
B) wireless
C) both a & b
D) none of the above

Question 56

To guard against data theft, most cell networks use data ____.

A) encryption
B) ports
C) modems
D) cables

Question 57

Which of the following is NOT a type of modem?

A) cable
B) fiber
C) DSL
D) wireless

Question 58

Wi-Fi ____ lets you connect your laptop, tablet, or smartphone to the Internet in a public space.

A) obstruction
B) tether
C) configuration
D) hotspot

Question 59

A ____ works to manage network traffic.

A) bus cloud
B) network server
C) network database
D) P2P network

Question 60

Devices on a network can connect to each other in one of two ways: with or without ____.

A) topology
B) bluetooth
C) wires
D) architecture

Question 61

Links can include ____.

A) sound
B) graphics
C) video
D) all of the above

Question 62

Which of the following is not a type of network?

A) NAN
B) MAN
C) WAN
D) JAN

Question 63

Organizations and individuals use network storage devices called ____.

A) network attached storage (NAS)
B) network administrator storage (NAS)
C) network attached system (NAS)
D) network administrator system (NAS)

Question 64

Which of the following is NOT a network risk?

A) hacker
B) cracker
C) zombie
D) VoIP

Question 65

Which of the following is NOT an authentication method?

A) CAPTCHA
B) DoS
C) Password
D) Physical object

Question 66

____ is a P2P file-sharing protocol that speeds up the download process.

A) PAN
B) LAN
C) BitTorrent
D) IPv4

Question 67

____ is the largest network in the world. 

A) The World Wide Web
B) The Internet
C) Cloud Computing
D) Print Server

Question 68

____ networks do not use a central network server.

A) Peer-to-peer
B) Print
C) Personal area
D) Metropolitan area

Question 69

Hackers often use a botnet to launch a ____, or a bombardment of network traffic or messages designed to overload a server.

A) TCP/IP attack
B) denial of service (DoS) attack
C) Theft by computer
D) Trojan horse attack

Question 70

Which of the following is NOT a common type of server?

A) File server
B) Database server
C) Print server
D) App server