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Appendix B<br />
Network Basics<br />
T F 1. A network interface card (NIC) is an expansion card or a PC Card that connects your<br />
computer to a network and provides the doorway for information to flow in and out.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 382<br />
T F 2. A switch is a device that connects multiple computers into a network in which multiple<br />
communications links can be in operation simultaneously.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 383<br />
T F 3. A firewall is software and/or hardware that protects a computer or network from intruders.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 383<br />
T F 4. A wireless network access point is a device that allows computers to access a wired<br />
network using radio waves.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 384<br />
T F 5. Bluetooth technology provides entirely wireless connections for all kinds of<br />
communication devices.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 385<br />
T F 6. An international virtual private network uses services offered by only one telephone<br />
company at a time.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Medium Page: 402<br />
T F 7. Broadband is a high-capacity telecommunications pipeline capable of providing<br />
high-speed Internet service.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Medium Page: 385<br />
T F 8. A telephone modem is a device that connects your computer to your phone line so that you<br />
can access another computer or network.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 385<br />
T F 9. A client/server network is a network in which only one computer is a server and provides<br />
services to the other computers, which are called clients.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Medium Page: 390<br />
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T F 10. A communications protocol (protocol) is a set of rules that every computer follows to<br />
transfer information.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 395<br />
T F 11. Wireless communications media transmits information over a closed, connected path.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
T F 12. A WAN covers a large geographic distance, such as a state, a country, or even the entire<br />
world.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
T F 13. A MAN covers a limited geographic distance, such as an office, building, or a group of<br />
buildings in close proximity to each other.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
T F 14. A satellite is a type of wired communications media.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 388<br />
T F 15. Coaxial cable (coax) has one central wire surrounded by insulation, a metallic shield, and a<br />
final case of insulating material.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Medium Page: 399<br />
T F 16. Infrared is a wireless communications medium that uses light waves to transmit signals or<br />
information.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
T F 17. A repeater is a device that receives a radio signal, strengthens it, and sends it on.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Medium Page: 400<br />
T F 18. A virtual private network establishes a virtual Internet network that consists of you, your<br />
customers, and suppliers.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Medium Page: 402<br />
T F 19. Bandwidth refers to the capacity of the communications line.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 398<br />
T F 20. A private network is a network on which your organization competes for time with others.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Medium Page: 401<br />
Test Bank, Appendix B
T F 21. A computer network consists of five or more computers connected to one another.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 381<br />
T F 22. A peer-to-peer network is the most complicated type of network.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 382<br />
T F 23. In a peer-to-peer network, all data and software are stored on a centralized server.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 382<br />
T F 24. On an Ethernet network, messages sent out go to all computers on the network, and each<br />
computer looks at all the messages to see if they're meant for that computer or not.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Hard Page: 382<br />
T F 25. The most common wired transmission medium for home networks is Cat 5 cable, which is<br />
a cheaper version of the twisted-pair cable used for telephones.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Medium Page: 383<br />
T F 26. The fastest type of Internet connection is created by using dial-up.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 385<br />
T F 27. You cannot talk on the telephone while using a cable modem.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 388<br />
T F 28. Before you can establish a wireless network, you must contract with a wireless Internet<br />
service provider for Internet access.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Medium Page: 389<br />
T F 29. All PDAs use the Palm operating system.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 389<br />
T F 30. Some PDAs and cell phones can be used to access the web.<br />
Answer: <strong>True</strong> Level: Easy Page: 389<br />
T F 31. Infrared is the newest form of wireless communications.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
T F 32. Infrared communications can penetrate walls, buildings, and other structures.<br />
Answer: <strong>False</strong> Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
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33. Which type of network covers a limited geographic distance, such as an office, building, or a group<br />
of buildings in close proximity to each other?<br />
A) LAN<br />
B) MAN<br />
C) WAN<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
34. Which type of network covers a metropolitan area?<br />
A) LAN<br />
B) MAN<br />
C) WAN<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
35. Which type of network covers a large geographic distance, such as a state, a country, or even the<br />
entire world?<br />
A) LAN<br />
B) MAN<br />
C) WAN<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: C Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
36. Which type of media represents the paths, or physical channels, in a network over which<br />
information travels?<br />
A) Communications media<br />
B) Wired communications media<br />
C) Wireless communications media<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 398<br />
37. Which type of media transmits information over a closed, connected path?<br />
A) Communications media<br />
B) Wired communications media<br />
C) Wireless communications media<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 398<br />
Test Bank, Appendix B
38. Which type of media transmits information through the air?<br />
A) Communications media<br />
B) Wired communications media<br />
C) Wireless communications media<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: C Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
39. What type of communications medium is coaxial cable?<br />
A) Optical fiber<br />
B) Wired communications medium<br />
C) Wireless communications medium<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 398<br />
40. What type of medium is infrared?<br />
A) Communications medium<br />
B) Wired communications medium<br />
C) Wireless communications medium<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: C Level: Easy Page: 398<br />
41. What is the simplest type of twisted-pair phone cabling that provides a slow, reliable path for<br />
information at up to 64 Kbps?<br />
A) Cat 1<br />
B) Optical fiber<br />
C) Microwave<br />
D) Coax<br />
Answer: A Level: Medium Page: 398<br />
42. Which of the following has one central wire surrounded by insulation, a metallic shield, and a final<br />
case of insulating material?<br />
A) Cat 1<br />
B) Optical fiber<br />
C) Twisted pair<br />
D) Coax<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 398<br />
43. Which of the following uses a very thin glass or plastic fiber through which pulses of light travel?<br />
A) Cat 1<br />
B) Optical fiber<br />
C) Twisted pair<br />
D) Coax<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
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44. Which of the following is a wireless communications medium that uses light waves to transmit<br />
signals or information?<br />
A) Cat 3<br />
B) Optical fiber<br />
C) Infrared<br />
D) Microwave<br />
Answer: C Level: Medium Page: 399<br />
45. Which of the following is a type of radio transmission?<br />
A) Cat 3<br />
B) Optical fiber<br />
C) Infrared<br />
D) Microwave<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 400<br />
46. All of the following are radio waves, except:<br />
A) Bluetooth<br />
B) WiFi<br />
C) Twisted pair<br />
D) Wireless fidelity<br />
Answer: C Level: Medium Page: 399<br />
47. What is a device that receives a radio signal, strengthens it, and sends it on?<br />
A) WiFi<br />
B) Wireless fidelity<br />
C) Repeater<br />
D) Microwave<br />
Answer: C Level: Easy Page: 400<br />
48. What are repeaters in space called?<br />
A) WiFi<br />
B) Microwaves<br />
C) Optical fiber<br />
D) None of the above<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 400<br />
49. What is a network on which your organization competes for time with others with no added<br />
service?<br />
A) Public network<br />
B) Private network<br />
C) VAN network<br />
D) None of the above<br />
Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 401<br />
Test Bank, Appendix B
50. What is a communications media that your organization owns or exclusively leases to connect<br />
networks or network components?<br />
A) Public network<br />
B) Private network<br />
C) VAN network<br />
D) None of the above<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 403<br />
51. All of the following are types of PDA's, except:<br />
A) Palms<br />
B) Handspring<br />
C) PocketPCs<br />
D) PocketPalms<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 389<br />
52. Which of the following uses software to establish a secure channel on the Internet for transmitting<br />
data?<br />
A) Public network<br />
B) Private network<br />
C) VAN network<br />
D) None of the above<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 402<br />
53. Which of the following can be shared in a peer-to-peer network?<br />
A) Information<br />
B) Software<br />
C) Hardware devices<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: D Level: Easy Page: 382<br />
54. Which type of network is the telephone system?<br />
A) Public network<br />
B) Private network<br />
C) VPN<br />
D) VAN<br />
Answer: A Level: Medium Page: 401<br />
55. A computer network is two or more connected computers that share:<br />
A) Information<br />
B) Software<br />
C) Peripheral devices<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 381<br />
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56. What can be used to setup a peer-to-peer network?<br />
A) Ethernet card<br />
B) Router<br />
C) All of the above<br />
D) None of the above<br />
Answer: C Level: Medium Page: 382<br />
57. Which device is used to connect computers to a network?<br />
A) network interface card<br />
B) wireless router<br />
C) internet gateway<br />
D) PDA<br />
Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 382<br />
58. An Ethernet card typically uses a connector that looks like an oversized telephone connector. This<br />
connector is called a:<br />
A) Ethernet plug<br />
B) network plug<br />
C) centronics port<br />
D) RJ-45<br />
Answer: D Level: Hard Page: 382<br />
59. The most common type of radio transmission used in wireless networks is what?<br />
A) WiFi<br />
B) wireless fidelity<br />
C) IEEE 802.11a, b, or h<br />
D) all of the above<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 384<br />
60. The speed of a DSL line varies based on which of the following factors?<br />
A) CPU speed<br />
B) type of connection used<br />
C) distance from phone company<br />
D) number of users online<br />
Answer: C Level: Medium Page: 386<br />
61. Which of the following is not an advantage of DSL?<br />
A) always on<br />
B) faster than telephone modem<br />
C) constant speed<br />
D) can talk and be online at the same time<br />
Answer: C Level: Medium Page: 387<br />
Test Bank, Appendix B
62. The speed of a cable modem connection varies based on which of the following factors?<br />
A) CPU speed<br />
B) type of connection used<br />
C) distance from phone company<br />
D) number of users online<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 388<br />
63. What type of modem uses your satellite dish to deliver an Internet connection?<br />
A) Satellite modem<br />
B) Telephone modem<br />
C) DSL<br />
D) Cable modem<br />
Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 388<br />
64. Hand-held wireless devices such as PDAs may be used to access the Internet over wireless<br />
networks. Which of the following operating systems are not used in these devices?<br />
A) Windows XP<br />
B) Pocket PC<br />
C) Palm<br />
D) Windows CE<br />
Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 389<br />
65. Which network consists of one or more computers providing services to other computers?<br />
A) peer-to-peer<br />
B) wireless<br />
C) Internet<br />
D) client/server<br />
Answer: D Level: Easy Page: 390<br />
66. Which of the following describes a set of rules used by every computer to transfer information?<br />
A) communications protocol<br />
B) communications method<br />
C) network software<br />
D) satellite modem<br />
Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 395<br />
67. A local area network using wireless technology is termed a:<br />
A) WLAN<br />
B) wireless local area network<br />
C) LAWN<br />
D) all of the above<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 397<br />
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68. Which form of wireless communications is also used by your TV remote control?<br />
A) 802.11b<br />
B) microwave<br />
C) infrared<br />
D) Bluetooth<br />
Answer: C Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
69. Which of the following is measured in Kbps, Mbps, and Gbps?<br />
A) memory capacity<br />
B) network transmission speed limits<br />
C) PDA speed<br />
D) bandwidth<br />
Answer: D Level: Easy Page: 398<br />
70. A third-party company that furnished the conduit for information by providing networks that cover<br />
large geographic areas is called a:<br />
A) WAN<br />
B) communications service provider<br />
C) digital subscriber line<br />
D) private network<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 401<br />
71. Which of the following networks uses software to establish a secure channel on the Internet for<br />
transmitting data?<br />
A) wireless network<br />
B) secure public network<br />
C) virtual public network<br />
D) virtual private network<br />
Answer: D Level: Easy Page: 402<br />
72. Which wireless communications media is used to transmit data for distances of up to 30 feet?<br />
A) 802.11b<br />
B) WiFi<br />
C) microwave<br />
D) Bluetooth<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 385<br />
73. All of the following are basic principles of networks, except:<br />
A) Only one computer must have a network card<br />
B) There must be communications media connecting the network hardware devices<br />
C) There must be at least one connecting device<br />
D) Each computer must have software that supports the movement of information<br />
Answer: A Level: Medium Page: 381<br />
Test Bank, Appendix B
74. Which of the following is the most common type of network interface card?<br />
A) Switch<br />
B) Ethernet card<br />
C) Hub<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 382<br />
75. Which device connects multiple computers in a network?<br />
A) Network interface card<br />
B) Ethernet card<br />
C) Network hub<br />
D) None of the above<br />
Answer: C Level: Medium Page: 382<br />
76. Which device connects multiple computers into a network in which multiple communications links<br />
can be in operation simultaneously?<br />
A) Network interface card<br />
B) Ethernet card<br />
C) Network hub<br />
D) Switch<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 383<br />
77. Which device acts as a smart hub connecting computers into a network, and separates your network<br />
from all other networks?<br />
A) Router<br />
B) Firewall<br />
C) Switch<br />
D) Hub<br />
Answer: A Level: Easy Page: 383<br />
78. What is software and/or hardware that protects a computer or network from intruders?<br />
A) Router<br />
B) Firewall<br />
C) Switch<br />
D) None of the above<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 383<br />
79. What provides wireless connections for communication devices?<br />
A) Bluetooth technology<br />
B) WiFi<br />
C) Wireless fidelity<br />
D) All of the above<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 384<br />
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80. Which device allows computers to access a wired network using radio waves?<br />
A) Bluetooth technology<br />
B) WiFi<br />
C) Wireless fidelity<br />
D) Wireless network access point<br />
Answer: D Level: Medium Page: 384<br />
81. What type of modem uses your TV cable to deliver an Internet connection?<br />
A) Satellite modem<br />
B) Telephone modem<br />
C) DSL<br />
D) Cable modem<br />
Answer: D Level: Easy Page: 387<br />
82. What type of modem connects your computer to your phone line so that you can access another<br />
computer or network?<br />
A) Satellite modem<br />
B) Telephone modem<br />
C) Cable modem<br />
D) None of the above<br />
Answer: B Level: Easy Page: 385<br />
83. Which of the following is a high-speed Internet connection using a phone line, which allows you to<br />
use your phone for voice communications at the same time?<br />
A) Satellite modem<br />
B) Telephone modem<br />
C) DSL<br />
D) Cable modem<br />
Answer: C Level: Easy Page: 386<br />
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84. A(n) _________ consists of two or more computers connected so that they can communicate with<br />
each other and share information, software, peripheral devices, and/or processing power.<br />
Answer: Computer network Level: Easy Page: 381<br />
85. A(n) ______________ is a network in which a small number of computers share hardware,<br />
software and/or information.<br />
Answer: Peer-to-peer network Level: Medium Page: 382<br />
86. A(n) __________ is a device that connects multiple computers into a network in which multiple<br />
communications links can be in operation simultaneously.<br />
Answer: Switch Level: Medium Page: 383<br />
Test Bank, Appendix B
87. A(n) _____________ is a device that acts as a smart hub connecting computers into a network, and<br />
it also separates your network from other networks.<br />
Answer: Router Level: Medium Page: 383<br />
88. ___________ cable is a better-constructed version of the phone twisted-pair cable.<br />
Answer: Cat 5, Category 5 Level: Easy Page: 383<br />
89. ___________ technology provides entirely wireless connections for all kinds of communication<br />
devices.<br />
Answer: Bluetooth or WiFi Level: Easy Page: 384<br />
90. _______________ is a high-speed Internet connection using phone lines, which allows you to use<br />
your phone for voice communications at the same time.<br />
Answer: Digital subscriber line Level: Easy Page: 386<br />
91. A(n)_________ does the same job as standard Internet service providers except that you don't need<br />
a wired connection for access.<br />
Answer: Wireless Internet service provider Level: Easy Page: 389<br />
92. A(n)____________ is a set of rules that every computer follows to transfer information.<br />
Answer: Communications protocol Level: Easy Page: 395<br />
93. A(n) _________________ covers a metropolitan area.<br />
Answer: MAN Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
94. A(n) ___________transmits information over a closed, connected path.<br />
Answer: Wired communications medium Level: Easy Page: 398<br />
95. _____________ has one central wire surrounded by insulation, a metallic shield, and a final case of<br />
insulating material.<br />
Answer: Coaxial cable Level: Medium Page: 399<br />
96. ___________ uses a very thin glass or plastic fiber through which pulses of light travel.<br />
Answer: Optical fiber Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
97. __________ is a wireless communications medium that uses light waves to transmit signals or<br />
information.<br />
Answer: Infrared, IR, IRDA Level: Easy Page: 399<br />
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98. A virtual private network uses software to establish a secure channel on the ___________ for<br />
transmitting data.<br />
Answer: Internet Level: Medium Page: 402<br />
99. A(n) ____________ is a network on which your organization competes for time with others.<br />
Answer: Public network Level: Easy Page: 401<br />
100. A(n) ____________ is a microwave repeater in space.<br />
Answer: Communications satellite Level: Easy Page: 400<br />
101. A(n) ____________ must be installed in each computer on the network.<br />
Answer: Network interface card Level: Easy Page: 381<br />
102. If you need to connect two computers so that they can share peripheral devices, consider setting up<br />
a(n) ____________ network.<br />
Answer: Peer-to-peer Level: Easy Page: 382<br />
103. The most common type of network interface card is ____________.<br />
Answer: Ethernet Level: Medium Page: 382<br />
104. A(n) ____________ is a device that connects multiple computers into a network.<br />
Answer: Network hub Level: Medium Page: 382<br />
105. WiFi (wireless fidelity, 802.11a, b, or h) transmit data about ____________ feet.<br />
Answer: 300 Level: Hard Page: 384<br />
106. ____________ is a high-capacity telecommunications pipeline capable of providing high-speed<br />
Internet service.<br />
Answer: Broadband Level: Medium Page: 385<br />
107. A(n) ____________ permits you to access the Internet using your cable connection.<br />
Answer: cable modem Level: Easy Page: 387<br />
108. The download speed for an Internet satellite connection is about ____________ times faster than a<br />
telephone modem.<br />
Answer: 10 Level: Hard Page: 388<br />
109. ____________ and ____________ are both operating systems used for PDAs.<br />
Answer: Palm, Pocket PC Level: Easy Page: 389<br />
Test Bank, Appendix B
110. A network that covers a limited geographic distance is called a(n) ___________.<br />
Answer: LAN Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
111. A network that covers a metropolitan area is called a(n) ___________.<br />
Answer: MAN Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
112. A network that covers a large geographic area is called a(n) ___________.<br />
Answer: WAN Level: Easy Page: 397<br />
113. A local area network using wireless technology is termed a(n) ___________.<br />
Answer: WLAN, wireless local area network, or LAWN Level: Medium Page: 397<br />
114. The approximate speed of an infrared connection is ___________.<br />
Answer: 1 MBPS Level: Hard Page: 389<br />
115. A(n) ___________ is a wireless communication medium well-suited for medium distances.<br />
Answer: Microwave Level: Medium Page: 400<br />
116. A(n) ____________ is a company that furnishes the conduit for information by providing networks<br />
that cover large geographic areas.<br />
Answer: Communications service provider Level: Easy Page: 401<br />
117. A(n) ____________ is made of communications media owned or exclusively leased by your<br />
company.<br />
Answer: Private network Level: Easy Page: 401<br />
118. A(n) ____________ uses services offered by phone companies from various countries.<br />
Answer: International virtual private network Level: Easy Page: 402<br />
119. A Handspring is a type of ____________.<br />
Answer: PDA Level: Easy Page: 389<br />
120. A(n) ______________ uses software to establish a secure channel on the Internet for transmitting<br />
data.<br />
Answer: Virtual private network Level: Medium Page: 402<br />
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