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- 1.Modern (1990s and beyond) data communication networks are characterized by:
- A.
Decks of punch cards
- B.
Online terminals for batch processing
- C.
Isolated (stand-alone) personal computers
- D.
Batch I/O devices
- E.
Distributed systems that rely heavily on networking
- 2.In 1983, the Internet was split into two parts, one dedicated solely to the military and one dedicated to university research centers. The two parts were called:
- A.
Intranet and Extranet
- B.
BITNET and NSFNET
- C.
Milnet and Internet
- D.
ARPANET and Milnet
- E.
None of the above
- 3.Which of the following is not true about a server?
- A.
Stores data and software that can be accessed by the client.
- B.
Is the pathway through which messages travel.
- C.
In client/server computing they work together over the network with client computers to support the business application.
- D.
Can only perform one function on a network.
- E.
Stores documents and graphics that can be accessed from any Web browser.
- 4.Networks that are designed to connect similar computers that share data and software with each other are called:
- A.
Client/server networks
- B.
Peer-to-peer networks
- C.
Host networks
- D.
Client networks
- E.
Local area networks
- 5.The function of the file server is to :
- A.
Store data and software programs that can be used by client computers on the network.
- B.
Manage all printing requests from clients on the network.
- C.
Transfer e-mail messages to other servers on the network.
- D.
Store HTML documents for an Internet or intranet web site.
- E.
Coordinate the communication of client and servers on the network.
- 6.A local area network is:
- A.
A large central network that connects other networks in a distance spanning exactly 5 miles.
- B.
A group of personal computers or terminals located in the same general area and connected by a common cable (communication circuit) so they can exchange information.
- C.
A network spanning a geographical area that usually encompasses a city or county area (3 to 30 miles).
- D.
A network spanning a large geographical area (up to 1000s of miles).
- E.
A network spanning exactly 10 miles with common carrier circuits.
- 7.A backbone network is:
- A.
A high speed central network that connects other networks in a distance spanning up to several miles.
- B.
A group of personal computers or terminals located in the same general area and connected by a common cable (communication circuit) so they can exchange information.
- C.
A network spanning a geographical area that usually encompasses a city or county area (3 to 30 miles).
- D.
A network spanning a large geographical area (up to 1000s of miles).
- E.
A network spanning exactly 200 miles with common carrier circuits.
- 8.A metropolitan area network is:
- A.
A high speed central network, built with privately owned media, which connects other networks in a distance spanning up to several miles.
- B.
A group of personal computers or terminals located in the same general area and connected by a common cable (communication circuit) so they can exchange information.
- C.
A network that spans a geographical area that usually encompasses a city or county area (3 to 30 miles) and that typically uses common carrier circuits.
- D.
A network spanning a large geographical area (up to 1000s of miles).
- E.
A network spanning exactly 543.56 miles with private media.
- 9.Which of the following is not a property of a WAN:
- A.
Connects backbone networks and MANS.
- B.
Spans hundreds or thousands of miles
- C.
Provides data transmission speeds from 56Kbps to 10Gbps.
- D.
Connects a group of computers in a small geographic area such as room, floor, building or campus.
- E.
Uses lease lines from IXCs like ATT, MCI, Sprint.
- 10.Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for ensuring that all packets sent are received by the destination station by dealing with end-to-end issues?
- A.
Presentation Layer
- B.
Transport Layer
- C.
Physical Layer
- D.
Session Layer
- E.
Application Layer
- 11.Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for ensuring flow control so that the destination station does not receive more packets that it can process at any given time?
- A.
Presentation Layer
- B.
Transport Layer
- C.
Physical Layer
- D.
Session Layer
- E.
Application Layer
- 12.The ____________ layer of the OSI model is responsible for data format translation.
- A.
Session
- B.
Presentation
- C.
Physical
- D.
Application
- E.
Transport
- 13.In the Internet model, the application layer corresponds to the ________, layer(s) s of the OSI model.
- A.
Data link and network
- B.
Session, presentation and application
- C.
Application layer
- D.
Application and presentation
- E.
Network, transport and presentation
- 14.Which is not a function of the physical layer:
- A.
Transmission of bits.
- B.
Defining the rules by which one and zeroes are transmitted.
- C.
Providing error-free transmission of data.
- D.
Providing the physical connection between sender and receiver.
- E.
Specifying the type of connection and type of signals, waves or pulses that pass though it.
- 15.The _________ layer is responsible for routing of messages from the sender to the final destination.
- A.
Data communication layer
- B.
Resident layer
- C.
Application layer
- D.
Network layer
- E.
Physical layer
- 16.Which of the following is not a function of the data link layer?
- A.
Deciding when to transmit messages over the media
- B.
Formatting the message by indicating where messages start and end, and which part is the address
- C.
Detecting and correcting any errors that have occurred in the transmission of the message
- D.
Specifying the type of connection, and the electrical signals, radio waves, or light pulses that pass through it
- E.
Controlling the physical layer by determining when to transmit
- 17.Which of the following is a function of the transport layer?
- A.
Linking the physical layer to the network layer
- B.
Formatting messages by indicating where they start and end
- C.
Deciding which route the message should take
- D.
Breaking long messages into several smaller messages
- E.
Specifying the type of connection and the electrical signals, radio waves, or light pulses that pass through it
- 18.Which of the following is a term used to group together the physical and data link layers?
- A.
Internetwork layers
- B.
Hardware layers
- C.
Software layers
- D.
Middleware layers
- E.
Application layers
- 19.Which of the following would be a standard used at the Data Link layer of the Internet or OSI model?
- A.
IP
- B.
TCP
- C.
Ethernet
- D.
HTTP
- E.
FTP
- 20.In which layer of the Internet model would the HTTP standard be used?
- A.
Physical
- B.
Application
- C.
Transport
- D.
Network
- E.
Data link
- 21.A(n) _____________ is a set of rules that determine what a layer would do and provides a clearly defined set of messages that software at the layer needs to understand.
- A.
Agreement
- B.
Standard
- C.
Protocol
- D.
Regulations
- E.
Policy
- 22.The network layer of the Internet model uses the _____________ protocol to route messages though the network.
- A.
TCP
- B.
HTTP
- C.
FTP
- D.
SMTP
- E.
IP
- 23.The primary reason for networking standards is to:
- A.
Simplify cost accounting for networks
- B.
Ensure that hardware and software produced by different vendors can work together
- C.
Make it more difficult to develop hardware and software that link different networks
- D.
Ensure that all network components of a particular network can be provided by only one vendor
- E.
Lock customers into buying network components from one vendor
- 24.Which of the following is not true about de juro standards?
- A.
They are always developed before de facto standards.
- B.
One example exists for network layer software (IP).
- C.
They can be developed by an official industry body.
- D.
They can take several years to develop.
- E.
They can be developed by a government body.
- 25.Which of the following is not true about de facto standards?
- A.
They never evolve into de juro standards.
- B.
They are those standards that emerge in the marketplace.
- C.
They tend not to be developed by an official industry or government body.
- D.
They are generally supported by more than one vendor but de facto standards have no official standing.
- E.
They tend to emerge based upon the needs/response of the marketplace.
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