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Twisted-pair cable can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss. It consists of a metallic shield with a single wire placed along the center of a shield and isolated from the shield by an insulator.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not a commonly used type of guided media?


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

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

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What is cable that can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss?


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

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

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What allows Web browsers and servers to send and receive Web pages?


A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

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

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Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)provides the technical foundation for the public Internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

A) True
B) False

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What runs a network, steering information between computers and managing security and users?


A) Client
B) Server
C) Peer-to-peer network
D) Network operating system

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

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What is interoperability?


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.

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

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Describe TCP/IP along with its primary purpose.

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Transmission Control Protocol/...

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What is a telecommunications system?


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) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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


A) Local area network
B) Wide area network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

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

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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?


A) Local area network
B) Wide area network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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

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) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

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

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Media includes coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not one of the differentiating factors of a network?


A) Architecture
B) Topology
C) Protocols
D) Telecommunication system

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

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What is a large computer network usually spanning a city?


A) Client/server network
B) Corporate network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

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

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A router is an intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.

A) True
B) False

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