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What is a router?


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

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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File transfer protocol (FTP)allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network.

A) True
B) False

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Topology includes peer-to-peer networks and client/server networks.

A) True
B) False

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Wireless media are transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably.

A) True
B) False

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network.

A) True
B) False

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What refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber?


A) Twisted-pair wiring
B) Coaxial cable
C) Fiber-optic cable
D) Wireless media

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A server is a computer designed to request information from a server. A server is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

A) True
B) False

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What refers to a type of cable composed of four copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?


A) Twisted-pair wiring
B) Network transmission media
C) Fiber-optic cable
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Cable is the medium to connect all of the computers.

A) True
B) False

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A network operating system (NOS)is the operating system that runs a network, steering information between computers and managing security and users.

A) True
B) False

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What is a client/server network?


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

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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A WAN is a card that plugs into the back (or side)of your computers and lets them send and receive messages from other computers.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following represents the ring topology?


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.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?


A) Twisted-pair cable
B) Coaxial cable
C) Fiber-optic cable
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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A peer-to-peer (P2P)network is a computer network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than a centralized server.

A) True
B) False

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The application layer serves as the window for users and application processes to access network services.

A) True
B) False

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The application layer handles end-to-end packet transportation.

A) True
B) False

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A MAN is a set of communication rules to make sure that everyone speaks the same language.

A) True
B) False

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Network transmission media refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers.

A) True
B) False

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What is a client?


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

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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