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Review Questions: Networks and Telecommunication

15 Questions - Developed by: Quita Murray - Updated on: 2007-05-15 - 45,645 taken - User Rating: 3.5 of 5 - 75 votes - 14 people like it

1

A ________ consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources.

Network
Peer-to-peer Network
Client/server Network
Router
Communications Channel

2

_____ is one of the 2 main types of a network.

LAN
Gateway
Server
Bridge
Hub

3

Two variations of a WAN are:

Transmission Media and Client
Modem and Hub
Bridge and Gateway
Intranet and Extranet
NICs and Router

4

What is a LAN confined relatively to?

huge area
medium area
large area
no area
small area

5

What is consist of two or more LANs and connected by routers?

WAN
Communications Media
Satellite Transmission
Microwaves
Communication Hardware

6

What do most networks consist of?

Communication media and Communication hardware
Computer clients and Network server
Wireless media and Physical media
Bridge and Gateway
Cable modem and modem

7

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a network?

home entertainment
file sharing
Internet connection sharing
printer sharing
expensive to install

8

What is the definition of Communication?

Computer configuration in which one or more computers on the network acts as a server.
The transmission of data from one computer to another.
The programs that make it possible to transmit data.
Two or more computers linked together.
A music or speech program.

9

An example of physical media is:

Twisted-pair cable
MSN messenger
radio signals
AIM
satellite transmissions

10

An example of communication hardware:

Microsoft Word
Modem
Keyboard
Monitor
Internet

11

Radio signals, microwaves, and satellite transmissions are all types of...

Hardware Media
Communication Media
Physical Media
Software Media
Wireless Media

12

What is a modem?

A special computer that connects on local area network to another.
A computer that uses the services of another program.
To transfer data from one computer to another.
Communications hardware device that facilitates the transmission of data.
Connects on computer to other computers and peripheral devices.

13

What is the least expensive type of cable?

Coaxial cable
Satellites
Twisted-pair cable
Microwaves
Fibre-optic cable

14

What is a hub?

An add-on card for a computer
A junction where data arrives from one or more directions
A special computer that connects one LAN to another
Media used to transmit data from one computer to another
A combination of hardware and software that links two different networks that use different protocols

15

What is a combination of software and hardware that links two different types of networks?

Hub
Bridge
Gateway
Routers
NICs

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