Deck 10: Tech Guide B: The Details of Networking

Question 1

Which type of server handles high-speed processing?

A) application
B) database
C) web
D) file
E) mail

Answer 1

application

Question 2

Which type of server provides both software and data files to users?

A) application
B) database
C) web
D) file
E) mail

Answer 2

file

Question 3

When each computer in the network is on the same level as other computers and each computer is equally responsible for overseeing the functions of the network it is a(n) _____ network.

A) client/server
B) peer-to-peer
C) flat
D) computer
E) none of the above

Answer 3

peer-to-peer

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of a client/server network?

A) There is a more complex programming relationship between clients and servers.
B) There are more complex computer and network security issues due to increased numbers of users.
C) System upgrades require upgrading of all clients and servers, regardless of location.
D) The system can be upgraded in small steps.
E) none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a client/server network?

A) The computing burden is shared among servers and clients.
B) Specialized servers handle one particular type of task.
C) System upgrades require upgrading of all clients and servers, regardless of location.
D) The system can be upgraded in small steps.
E) The loss of one client does not stop other clients from accessing the server.

Question 6

The _____ created the original version of the network layer model.

A) OSI
B) OISE
C) ISO
D) ICANN

Question 7

The network connection divides the message into smaller digital units called _____ each of which contains a specific number of bytes.

A) parcels
B) packs
C) packets
D) pings
E) none of the above

Question 8

At the network connection layer, each packet receives a sequence number and a(n) _____ address.

A) destination
B) source
C) intermediary
D) temporary
E) permanent

Question 9

_____ switching routes individual packets through the network based on their destination addresses.

A) Route
B) Application
C) Packet
D) Network
E) none of the above

Question 10

_____ switching is the key enabling technology that makes it possible to build large-scale, survivable networks like the Internet.

A) Route
B) Application
C) Packet
D) Network
E) Brand

Question 11

A(n) _____ is a type of computer with the sole purpose of accepting packets and determining the best way to send them to the destination computer.

A) hub
B) bridge
C) switch
D) router
E) gateway

Question 12

_____ cable, which transmits cable television signals into your home, is also widely used in networks.

A) Coaxial
B) Fibre-optic
C) Ethernet
D) Twisted-pair
E) none of the above

Question 13

_____ cable is the newest medium and consists of glass strands that can transmit a large number of signals at extremely high speeds.

A) Coaxial
B) Fibre-optic
C) Ethernet
D) Twisted-pair
E) None of the above

Question 14

_____ are high-frequency radio transmissions that can be sent between two Earth stations or between Earth stations and communications satellites.

A) Radios
B) Infrared
C) Satellites
D) Microwaves
E) None of the above

Question 15

Because most telephone and cable systems are analog, _____ convert digital signals from the computer into analog signals for transmission over the communications link.

A) modulators
B) demodulators
C) modems
D) routers
E) gateway

Question 16

Data rate is measured in:

A) BPS
B) DPI
C) PPM
D) MHz
E) BTT

Question 17

_____ relates to how fast a single message can be transmitted between two nodes.

A) Traffic
B) Latency
C) Capacity
D) Tenacity
E) Bandwidth

Question 18

The term _____ often used in relationship to data rate, measures how fast data flow on a transmission path.

A) traffic
B) latency
C) capacity
D) tenacity
E) bandwidth

Question 19

Bluetooth is a form of _____ area network.

A) local
B) municipal
C) wide
D) campus
E) personal

Question 20

A _____ provides the physical connection between a computer and a local network.

A) motherboard
B) hub
C) network interface card
D) cable
E) path

Question 21

An email address consists of two parts: the user name and the _____ address.

A) domain
B) Internet
C) source
D) destination
E) server

Question 22

The rightmost part of an email address is known as the top-level:

A) domain
B) Internet
C) source
D) destination
E) server

Question 23

_____ is a not-for-profit company set up over 10 years ago specifically to administer the domain name system.

A) ISO
B) ICANN
C) OSI
D) W3C
E) None of the above

Question 24

______technology enables wireless devices, such as mobile telephones, computers, and PDAs to communicate over a distance (less than 10meters)

A) WAN
B) LAN
C) PAN
D) DAN-
E) None of the above

Question 25

Wireless LANs replace the usual LAN cabling between computers with wireless transmissions and are used by business professionals to increase the efficiency of many activities in the work place, except

A) Pricing and labelling inventories from anywhere and transmitting the information to the back- office computer
B) Checking email on handheld PDAs
C) Connecting wireless devices to a bar code scanner to scan the items
D) Requesting medical tests, checking the results, and then entering the information into a patient's e-record from the patient's room
E) none of the above

Question 26

Postal mail is often referred to as _____ mail.

A) small
B) slow
C) snail
D) snow
E) none of the above

Question 27

Distributing files to a large audience is done by placing them on a(n) _____ server and having the users download them over the Internet.

A) NNTP
B) ITP
C) HTTP
D) FTP
E) TCPIT

Question 28

_____, a computer scientist, developed the Web in 1989, at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland

A) Bill Gates
B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) Steve Jobs
D) Al Gore
E) none of the above

Question 29

In web terminology, the address of a web page is referred to as its:

A) URL
B) TCP/IP
C) FTP
D) HTTP
E) HTTPS

Question 30

A(n) _____ is not an application or virus, but simply a data file that will be accessed by the related website the next time you visit it.

A) biscuit
B) crumb
C) cookie
D) link

Question 31

How many characters long can an SMS message be?

A) 140
B) 160
C) 255
D) 256

Question 32

In 2009, approximately how many messages were sent on mobile?

A) 2 million
B) 5 million
C) 10 million
D) 20 million
E) none of the above

Question 33

Sending a message on your mobile phone that contains a picture is referred to as a(n):

A) SMS
B) IM
C) MMI
D) MMS

Question 34

A (An) __________ provides the physical connection between a computer and a local network.

A) PAN
B) ICANN
C) NIC
D) WLAN
E) TCP

Question 35

An advantage of using BitTorrent protocol over FTP is it allows:

A) files software, data, or document files available to a wide audience
B) utility software are made available freely
C) data files are made available freely
D) breaks files into pieces to send them more efficiently using less bandwidth
E) none of the above