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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 is a peer-to-peer network?


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 B)
F) B) and C)

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

A) True
B) False

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False

What is transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably?


A) Wire media
B) Network transmission media
C) Fiber-optic cable
D) Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol

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

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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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A protocol is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.

A) True
B) False

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

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

A) True
B) False

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What is a protocol?


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

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

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

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Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)allows Web browsers and servers to send and receive Web pages.

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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FTP provides terminal emulation that allows a personal computer or workstation to act as a terminal,or access device,for a server.

A) True
B) False

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A protocol is a standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.

A) True
B) False

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True

A hub (switch or router)is the hardware to perform traffic control.

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) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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

A) True
B) False

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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) A) and B)

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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 B)
F) A) and D)

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