Ch6 Complete Test Bank Telecommunications And Networking

Chapter 6

Telecommunications and Networking

Question type: True/False

1) The Internet is a wide area network.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

2) Voice and data communications are becoming faster but slightly more expensive.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

3) A local area network connects two or more communicating devices in a limited geographical area.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

4) LANs typically contain multiple WANs.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

5) Network interface cards are special adapters that link an individual device to the communications medium on a local area network.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

6) The network interface card typically houses the LAN’s network operating system.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

7) Wide area networks have a large capacity, and they typically use a single communications channel.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

8) Digital signals are discrete pulses that are either on or off.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

9) Digital signals are continuous waves that transmit information by altering the characteristics of the waves.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

10) Peer-to-peer processing means each computer acts as both a client and a server.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

11) Digital signals have two parameters: frequency and amplitude.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

12) Most public telephone systems were originally designed as an analogue network to carry voice signals.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

13) Ethernet is a common LAN protocol.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

14) Cable media use wires or cables to transmit data and information.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

15) Twisted-pair wire is the least-used form of communications wiring.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

16) Cladding is the coating that surrounds fiber-optic cables and prevents light from leaking out of the fiber.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

17) Systems that use digital subscriber lines (DSL) do not require modems.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

18) Currently, ATM networks operate only on fiber-optic cable.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

19) IPv6 allows devices to more quickly connect to the Internet than IPv4.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

20) The World Wide Web is synonymous with the Internet.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

21) The Internet is a global network of computer networks.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

22) An intranet is a network that uses Internet technologies and is designed to serve the information needs of a single organization.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

23) Intranets support discovery, communication, and collaboration inside an organization.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

24) An extranet is a network that uses Internet technologies and is designed to serve the information needs of a single organization.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

25) Extranets offer limited accessibility to the intranets of participating companies.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

26) An Internet service provider is a company that offers Internet connections for a fee.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

27) Network access points (NAPs) are exchange points for Internet traffic.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

28) A domain name is the official name assigned to an Internet site, consisting of multiple parts, separated by dots, which are translated from right to left in locating the site.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

29) The rightmost part of an Internet name is the top-level domain.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloom: Knowledge

30) The World Wide Web is a system with universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information via a client/server architecture.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

31) Uniform resource locators (URLs) point to the address of a specific resource or site on the Web.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

32) Uniform resource locators (URLs) are software applications through which users access the Web.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

33) The hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) is the communications standard used to transfer pages across the World Wide Web portion of the Internet.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

34) A major problem of the discovery applications of networks is the huge amount of information available.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

35) VoIP converts analogue signals to digital ones.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

36) Metasearch engines search several engines at once and integrate the findings of the various search engines.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

37) The quality of automatic translation of web pages is usually just as good as human translation.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

38) Commercial portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

39) Crowdsourcing refers to outsourcing a task to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that collaboration network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.6 Network Applications: Collaboration

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

40) Industrywide portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

41) Electronic mail is the largest-volume application running over the Internet.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

42) With Voice-over-IP, every call opens up a dedicated circuit for the duration of the call.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

43) E-learning is conducted only in virtual classrooms, where all coursework is completed online.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that educational network applications had on on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.7 Network Applications: Educational

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

44) Virtual universities are online universities from which students take classes from home or at an off-site location, via the Internet.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that educational network applications had on on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.7 Network Applications: Educational

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

45) Employees who telecommute have generally found that the experience enhances their careers.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

46) The University of Alberta has had great success with MOOCs.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that educational network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: IT’s About Business 6.5: Massive Open Online Courses

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

Question type: Multiple Choice

47) Which of the following is not a reason networks are essential?

a) They offer a company flexibility.

b) They allow companies to share resources.

c) Computers typically work in isolation.

d) Employees are geographically dispersed.

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: Introduction

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

48) _______ refers to network transmission capacities ranging from approximately 1 to 1.75 megabits per second.

a) Protocol

b) Broadband

c) Capacity

d) Narrowband

e) Bandwidth

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

49) ______________ refers to the transmission capacity of a network.

a) Bandwidth

b) Bandlength

c) Broadband

d) Narrowband

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

50) Which of the following are advantages of computer networks?

a) They enable organizations to be more flexible.

b) They enable companies to share hardware, computer applications, and data.

c) They enable geographically dispersed employees to work together.

d) They provide a critical link between businesses and their customers.

e) All of these

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: Introduction

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

51) Every device in the ________ has a NIC that allows the device to physically connect to the network’s communication medium.

a) LAN

b) MAN

c) PAN

d) WAN

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

52) The components of a local area network include which of the following?

a) File server

b) Client computers

c) Wireline or wireless communications media

d) Network interface cards

e) All of these

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

53) Which of the following is not a component of a local area network?

a) File server

b) Client computers

c) Bridge

d) Network interface cards

e) All of these

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: comprehension

54) From largest to smallest, what is the correct order for the types of networks?

a) WAN, MAN, PAN, LAN

b) MAN, WAN, LAN, PAN

c) WAN, MAN, LAN, PAN

d) MAN, WAN, PAN, LAN

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

55) A _____ network is a high-speed central network to which multiple smaller networks connect?

a) router
b) gateway
c) bridge
d) backbone
e) file server

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.
Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

56) A(n) _____ connects two or more devices in a limited geographical area.

a) local area network

b) wide area network

c) personal area network

d) enterprise network

e) value added network

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

57) _____ usually spans a city.

a) LAN

b) MAN

c) PAN

d) WAN

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

58) A _____ sends messages through several connected LANs or to a wide area network.

a) router

b) network interface card

c) bridge

d) gateway

e) file server

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

59) A _____ allows a device to physically connect to a local area network’s communications medium.

a) file server

b) network interface card

c) network operating system

d) communications channel

e) gateway

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

60) All of the following statements concerning wide area networks are true except:

a) They are provided by individual companies.

b) They have large capacity.

c) They cover large geographical areas.

d) They combine multiple communications channels.

e) The Internet is an example of a wide area network.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

61) Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the store to look up current items in stock or to search for items from one of his suppliers for special orders. Which type of network does Gal have?

a) Client-server

b) Mainframe-based

c) LAN

d) WAN

e) Peer-to-peer

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

62) Some modems convert ________ to __________, which is called __________.

a) analogue, digital, modulation

b) digital, analogue, demodulation

c) analogue, numbers, demodulation

d) digital, analogue, modulation

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

63) The function of _________ is to convert digital signals to analogue signals and vice versa.

a) modems

b) multiplexers

c) front-end processors

d) servers

e) clients

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

64) _________ operates on the same lines as telephones, and the Internet is always available.

a) Cable

b) Dial-up

c) DSL

d) Satellite

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

65) ______ signals convey information in wave form, whereas ______ signals convey information in binary form.

a) Analogue, packet

b) Analogue, digital

c) Digital, packet

d) Digital, analogue

e) Packet, analogue

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

66) __________ is the most prevalent form of communications wiring.

a) Coaxial cable

b) Fiber-optic cables

c) Twisted-pair wire

d) Wireless

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

67) Which of the following is not a communications channel?

a) Fiber-optic cable

b) Microwave transmission

c) Twisted-pair wire

d) Integrated circuits

e) Satellite radio

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

68) Which of the following is a disadvantage of twisted-pair wire?

a) Availability

b) Cost

c) Flexibility

d) Speed

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

69) Which of the following is not a characteristic of twisted-pair wire?

a) Inexpensive

b) Easy to work with

c) Subject to interference from other electrical sources

d) Secure transmissions

e) None of these

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

70) Which of the following is an advantage of coaxial cable?

a) Cost

b) Flexibility

c) Higher bandwidth than twisted pair

d) All of the above are advantages.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

71) The cable medium with the highest bandwidth is:

a) Twisted-pair wire

b) Coaxial cable

c) Fiber-optic cable

d) Cellular radio

e) Copper cable

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

72) Data are sent through a fiber-optic cable by a(n) _______.

a) optical switch

b) electromagnetic switch

c) light pulse

d) multiplexer

e) optical modem

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

73) VPN is a type of ______________.

a) extranet

b) Internet

c) intranet

d) None of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

74) ______________ is access to the Internet through your TV connection.

a) Cable modem

b) Dial-up

c) DSL

d) FTTH

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

75) _______ was implemented to address smartphones, as they are basically hand-held computers.

a) IPv4

b) IPv5

c) IPv6

d) IPv7

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

76) The _____________ layer of TCP/IP provides the addressing, routing, and packaging of data packets.

a) application

b) Internet

c) network interface

d) transport

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

77) The Web __________ the same thing as the Internet.

a) could be

b) is

c) is not

d) I don’t know.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

78) In order to ensure that computers developed by different manufacturers can communicate, __________ have been developed.

a) protocols

b) client/server architectures

c) WANs

d) application software packages

e) developmental architectures

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

79) In regard to IT network fundamentals, a protocol is:

a) a device that handles the switching of voice and data in a local area network

b) a standard set of rules and procedures for the control of communications in a network

c) a communications service for the connection of devices in a local area network

d) the main communications channel in a wide area network

e) synonymous with network interface card

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

80) Real-time, person-to-person collaboration is one of three basic types of:

a) peer-to-peer processing

b) client/server computing

c) Internet network applications

d) collaboration application technologies

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

81) Which of the following enables users to send data across sometimes unreliable networks?

a) Ethernet

b) TCP/IP

c) Protocols

d) Digital subscriber lines

e) Integrated services digital network

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

82) In TCP/IP, IP is responsible for:

a) disassembling, delivering, and reassembling of packets during transmission

b) establishing the Internet connection between two computers

c) moving packets over the network

d) sequencing the transfer of packets across the network

e) error checking

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

83) Which of the following statements concerning packet switching is not true?

a) Packets contain a sequence number.

b) Packets are routed through different paths.

c) Packets require dedicated circuits.

d) Packets use TCP/IP to carry their data.

e) Packets contain destination addressing.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

84) A type of processing that links two or more computers in an arrangement in which some machines provide computing services for user computers is best described as _________.

a) open systems

b) client/server

c) peer-to-peer

d) centralized

e) mainframe-centric

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

85) BitTorrent uses a process called _______, which eliminates file-sharing bottlenecks by having everyone share little pieces of a file at the same time.

a) leeching

b) collaboration

c) packet switching

d) torrents

e) Swarming

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

86) Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for special orders. Which type of media does he likely use to connect the point-of-sale terminal to the desktop?

a) Twisted-pair wire

b) Coaxial cable

c) Fiber-optic cable

d) Cellular radio

e) Copper cable

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

87) Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for special orders. Which of the following statements is true?

a) Gal must have a website in order to use his notebook.

b) The notebook is on the same network as the point-of-sale terminal.

c) Gal must have an ISP in order to access the Internet from his notebook.

d) The notebook will work only when the desktop computer is turned on.

e) All of these are true.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

88) An __________ is a restricted network within a company.

a) extranet

b) Internet

c) intranet

d) insidenet

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

89) The _________ is a global wide area network that connects approximately 1 million organizational computer networks.

a) ethernet

b) extranet

c) Internet

d) intranet

e) World Wide Web

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

90) A(n) _____ is a network designed to serve the internal informational needs of a single organization.

a) global network

b) extranet

c) Internet

d) intranet

e) World Wide Web

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

91) An __________ offers limited accessibility to the internal network of an organization.

a) extranet

b) Internet

c) intranet

d) insidenet

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

92) A(n) _____ connects parts of the intranets of different organizations and allows secure communications among business partners.

a) global network

b) extranet

c) Internet

d) intranet

e) World Wide Web

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

93) Internet service providers connect to one another through __________.

a) Internet connection points

b) common carrier connection points

c) network access points

d) network connection points

e) an extranet

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

94) Domain names are read from ________ to ________.

a) bottom, top

b) top, bottom

c) left, right

d) right, left

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

95) ________ are Internet access points that are located in public places, such as libraries and airports.

a) Clients

b) Servers

c) Internet access computers

d) Network computer

e) Internet kiosks

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

96) Each website on the Internet has an assigned address and can be accessed by a user who specifies its _________.

a) TCP address

b) IP address

c) URL

d) ISO/OSI identifier

e) World Wide Web address

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

97) What is not something browser companies focus on to gain competitive advantage?

a) Security

b) Download speeds

c) Add-ons

d) Cloud computing

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

98) Consider this domain name: www.business.gsu.edu. The “edu” is the _______.

a) top-level domain

b) URL

c) website locator

d) name of the computer

e) address of the webmaster

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

99) Consider this domain name: www.business.gsu.edu. The “gsu” is the __________.

a) top-level domain

b) name of the organization

c) URL

d) name of the specific computer

e) address of the webmaster

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

100) The ____________ is a network of networks.

a) extranet

b) Internet

c) intranet

d) None of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

101) Consider this domain name: www.business.gsu.edu. The “business” is the ________.

a) top-level domain

b) name of the organization

c) URL

d) name of the specific computer

e) address of the webmaster

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

102) Applications offered by CANARIE and the Internet2 include which of the following?

a) Remote diagnosis

b) Digital libraries

c) Distance education

d) Virtual laboratories

e) All of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

103) A(n) _____________ portal supports communities such as hobby groups or political parties.

a) affinity

b) commercial

c) corporate

d) industrywide

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

104) A(n) ___________ portal is the most popular type of portal on the Internet.

a) affinity

b) commercial

c) corporate

d) industrywide

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Internet Network Applications

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

105) Networks enable which of the following applications?

a) Discovery

b) Communications

c) Collaboration

d) E-learning

e) All of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

106) Which network application(s) enable(s) users to access information located in databases all over the world?

a) Discovery

b) Communications

c) Collaboration

d) Web services

e) None of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

107) ___________ is/are the largest-volume application running over the Internet.

a) E-mail

b) Chat rooms

c) FTP

d) The World Wide Web

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

108) Which of the following statements about publication of material in foreign languages is not correct?

a) It is a competitive necessity.

b) It must be accurate.

c) It is expensive.

d) Content must be localized to the needs of people in local markets.

e) It is not yet a major consideration for most companies.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

109) ___________ is/are the latest version of videoconferencing.

a) Real-time collaboration

b) Teleconferencing

c) Telepresence systems

d) Web conferencing

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that collaboration network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.6 Network Applications: Collaboration

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

110) _______ portals offer content for diverse communities and are intended for broad audiences.

a) Industrywide

b) Personal

c) Affinity

d) Corporate

e) Commercial

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

111) Which of the following is a drawback of e-learning?

a) Equipment needs

b) Flexibility

c) Time to learn

d) Training costs

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that educational network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.7 Network Applications: Educational

Difficulty: Medium

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

112) Many organizations have implemented corporate portals for which of the following reasons?

a) To cut costs

b) To free up time for busy managers

c) To improve profitability

d) To offer customers self-service opportunities

e) All of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

113) Which of the following is a benefit of telecommuting for employees?

a) Better productivity

b) Increased retention

c) Reduced stress levels

d) Better visibility

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

114) Portals are an example of which network application?

a) Discovery

b) Collaboration

c) Communications

d) Web services

e) None of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

115) With __________, every call opens up a dedicated circuit for the duration of the call.

a) voice over IP

b) plain old telephone service

c) chat rooms

d) teleconference

e) Internet relay chat

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

116) Which of the following is a disadvantage of telecommuting for employers?

a) Isolation

b) Promotion

c) Supervision

d) Visibility

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

117) With _________, phone calls are treated as just another kind of data.

a) voice over IP

b) plain old telephone service

c) chat rooms

d) teleconference

e) Internet relay chat

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

118) Skype is an example of _______.

a) teleconference

b) telepresence

c) plain old telephone service

d) voice over IP

e) videoconference

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

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

a) Discovery

b) Communications

c) Collaboration

d) Web services

e) None of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that collaboration network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.6 Network Applications: Collaboration

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

120) In a ___________ system, participants are able to seamlessly and electronically share data, voice, images, graphics, and animation.

a) teleconference

b) group decision support

c) telepresence

d) telephone conference call

e) crowdsourcing

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that collaboration network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.6 Network Applications: Collaboration

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

121) The benefits of e-learning include which of the following?

a) Increased content retention

b) Current, high-quality content

c) Consistency

d) Flexibility

e) All of these

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that educational network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.7 Network Applications: Educational

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

122) Which of the following is not a disadvantage of telecommuting for employees?

a) Fewer opportunities for housebound people

b) Possible loss of fringe benefits

c) Lower pay (in some cases)

d) No workplace visibility

e) Slower promotions

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

123) The Internet in _____________ is among the most tightly controlled in the world.

a) China

b) Cuba

c) Russia

d) Vietnam

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: IT’s About Business 6.1: Internet Access in Cuba

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

124) Cuban citizens primarily have access to _____________.

a) an extranet

b) an intranet

c) the Internet

d) nothing Internet-related

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: IT’s About Business 6.1: Internet Access in Cuba

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Knowledge

125) Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for special orders. Which type of network application is being used when a salesperson is looking up items in stock?

a) Discovery

b) Communications

c) Collaboration

d) Web services

e) None of these

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

126) Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for special orders. The website for the store is www.GalsTunes.net. Which of the following is true?

a) Gal must be hosting his website on his own desktop computer based on its URL.

b) The point-of-sale terminal cannot connect to the Internet.

c) Gal must not be selling on his website because the top-level domain is “net” and not “com.”

d) The desktop computer must also be able to connect to the Internet in order for the notebook to access data from it.

e) All of these are true.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the most common methods for accessing the Internet.

Section Reference: 6.3 The Internet and the World Wide Web

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

Question type: Short Answer

127) Differentiate between analogue signals and digital signals.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

128) Describe the various telecommunications transmission technologies.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

129) Differentiate among twisted-pair wire, coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

130) Explain what network protocols are and why they are important.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

131) Describe the three basic types of peer-to-peer processing.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

132) Describe the benefits of networks to organizations.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

133) Describe four categories of network applications.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

134) Describe the various types of portals.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that discovery network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.4 Network Applications: Discovery

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

135) What are the benefits and limitations of telecommuting? For individuals? For organizations?

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

Question type: Essay Questions

136) What does the following statement mean: “Without networks, the computer on your desk would be merely another productivity tool, just like the typewriter once was”?

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: Introduction

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

137) Differentiate among local area networks, wide area networks, and enterprise networks.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the major types of networks.

Section Reference: 6.1 What Is a Computer Network?

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

138) Describe the functions of the TCP/IP protocol.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

139) Differentiate between client/server computing and peer-to-peer processing.

Difficulty: Medium

Learning Objective: Describe the wireline communications media and transmission technologies.

Section Reference: 6.2 Network Fundamentals

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

140) What are the implications of telepresence systems? Include in your answer the uncertain safety in many parts of the world.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that collaboration network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.6 Network Applications: Collaboration

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

141) Discuss the advantages of voice over IP for organizations.

Difficulty: Hard

Learning Objective: Explain the impact that communication network applications have had on business and everyday life.

Section Reference: 6.5 Network Applications: Communication

AACSB: Use of Information Technology

Bloomcode: Comprehension

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