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Appendix: Networks And Telecommunications

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Question 1
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What is a telecommunications system?

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A

Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks

B

A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together

C

Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations

D

A computer that is designed to request information from a server

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Question 2
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What is a network?

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A

Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks

B

A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together

C

Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations

D

A computer that is designed to request information from a server

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Question 3
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What is a peer-to-peer network?

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A

Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks

B

A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together

C

Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations

D

A computer that is designed to request information from a server

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Question 4
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What is a client?

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A

Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks

B

A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together

C

Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations

D

A computer that is designed to request information from a server

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Question 5
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What is designed to connect a group of computers in close proximity to each other such as in an office building,a school,or a home?

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A

Local area network

B

Wide area network

C

Metropolitan area network

D

Peer-to-peer network

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Question 6
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What spans a large geographic area,such as a state,province,or country?

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A
Local area network
B
Wide area network
C
Metropolitan area network
D
Peer-to-peer network
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Question 7
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What is a large computer network usually spanning a city?

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A
Client/server network
B
Corporate network
C
Metropolitan area network
D
Peer-to-peer network
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Question 8
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Which of the following is not one of the differentiating factors of a network?

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A
Architecture
B
Topology
C
Protocols
D
Telecommunication system
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Question 9
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What runs a network,steering information between computers and managing security and users?

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A
Client
B
Server
C
Peer-to-peer network
D
Network operating system
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Question 10
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What is a computer that is designed to request information from a server?

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A
Client
B
Packet-switching
C
Peer-to-peer network
D
Network operating system
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Question 11
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What occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer?

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A
Client
B
Packet-switching
C
Peer-to-peer network
D
Network operating system
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Question 12
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What is a router?

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A
Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B
An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination
C
Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network
D
A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients
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Question 13
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What is network topology?

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A
Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B
An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination
C
Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network
D
A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients
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Question 14
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What is a client/server network?

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A
Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B
An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination
C
Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network
D
A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients
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Question 15
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What is packet-switching?

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A
Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B
An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination
C
Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network
D
A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients
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Question 16
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What is interoperability?

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A
An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.
B
Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network.
C
A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
D
The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.
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Question 17
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What is a protocol?

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A
An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.
B
Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network.
C
A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
D
The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.
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Question 18
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Which of the following is not a network topology?

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A
Bus
B
Ring
C
Ethernet
D
Star
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Question 19
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Which of the following represents the bus topology?

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A
All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone.
B
All devices are connected to a central device, called a hub.
C
All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop, so that each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on either side of it.
D
Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.
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Question 20
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Which of the following represents the ring topology?

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A
All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone.
B
All devices are connected to a central device, called a hub.
C
All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop, so that each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on either side of it.
D
Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.
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