Question 1

In terms of collaboration, an) _______________ organization is more responsive to opportunities and problems than a centralized organization where top-level managers, who are typically less involved in day-to-day operations, make decisions.

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Question 2

Network infrastructure alone does not improve business performance. Rather, it is how network capabilities combine with ____________________to support employees and cross-functional work, connect remote locations, service customers, and coordinate with supply chain partners.

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Question 3

Traditionally, various information services-data, documents, voice, and video-have functioned independently of each other. Multiple networks were needed because of the lack of ________________________ or connectivity) between devices.

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Question 4

Enterprises are moving away from ad hoc adoption of mobile devices and network infrastructure to a more _______________ build-out of their mobile capabilities.

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Question 5

Most residential wireless networks use ______________ technology for connecting computers and printers to the wired LAN.

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Question 6

Standards with labels such as "802.11b", "802.11a", "802.11g" and so on are different kinds of _______________________ standards.

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Question 7

Dr. Phylcia Lesh is a medical researcher at a large pharmaceutical firm, DrugCo. At the start of each workday, she opens a Web browser on her office computer and accesses the firm's Web site. From there, she logs into the company's "MedCentral" portal with her username and password. From the portal she can access her email, share documents with colleagues, and access shared data files related to projects she is collaborating on with other workers. Most likely, Dr. Lesh is using an) ________________.

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Question 8

Labatt Brewing Company uses a network called "The Pub" to provide employees with a way to share documents, communicate, provide a forum for idea generation, and search for important data files, documents and other content. Labatt's network is an example of an) _________________.

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Question 9

When problems inevitably occur
e.g., a network crash), trained staff are needed to restore the network promptly or to switch to a ______________ to minimize disruption during the restoration.

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e.g., a network crash),...

Question 10

According to your text, developing ____________________ for wireless devices had been challenging because the market is fragmented into devices with different CPUs, operating systems, storage media, and mobile platform environments.

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Question 11

The volume of data stored in many organizations reached the point where it actually interferes with productivity rather than contributes to it. One solution is ___________ search.

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Question 12

A large pharmaceutical firm called DrugCo, uses a network that allows approved suppliers to check its inventory of chemicals and supplies so that they can predict when DrugCo will need future shipments to replenish their inventory. Most likely, this network is an example of an) ________________.

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Question 13

In the 21st century global economy, advanced wireless networks are a foundation on which global economic activity takes place. Mobile data traffic is forecasted to grow by ___times its current size and speed through 2016.

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Question 14

An) _______________ is a widely used type of network based on Internet technology
e.g. browsers, Internet protocols, etc.) but focused on serving the internal informational needs of a company.

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Question 15

In most organizations today, when the ____________ goes down, it causes almost complete disruption of productivity or service, including lost sales, financial consequences and inability to process payroll and inventory.

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Question 16

Mobile networks and infrastructure have the potential to bring down healthcare costs. Wireless hospitals and remote patient monitoring, for example, are growing trends. Tracking medical equipment and hospital inventory, such as gurneys, are done with ___________ at a number of hospitals.

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Question 17

There are three general types of mobile networks: wide area networks WANs), ____________, and local area networks LANs).

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Question 18

_____________________ is the part of the wireless infrastructure that transmits voice, data, and video over high frequency radio signals to businesses, homes, and mobile devices.

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Question 19

WANs for mobile computing are known as _____________________________.

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Question 20

When security issues are a special concern, companies want to take extra steps to make sure that transmissions can't be intercepted or compromised. In these situations they will use a network that encrypts the packets before they are transferred over the network. This solution is called an) _____________________.

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Quiz 4: Networks, Collaboration, and Sustainability