CHAPTER7

Multiple Choice
1. Which is an advantage of networking?
a. Increased hardware costs
b. Increased autonomy
c. Centralized data management
Disadvantages of Networking
d. Increased privacy of network members

Advantages and

2. What is the acronym for a computer network within a single residence?

a. WAN
b. PAN
c. HAN
Home Networks?
d. CAN
3. Which is a type of network topology?
a. client/server
b. star
c. P2P
d. WAN

LAN Topologies

4. A ___________ is necessary to make the connection between a local area network

and the Internet?
a. hub
b. switch
c. router
Home Ethernet
Network
d. POP
5. Which of the following statements about peer-to-peer networks is true?
a. They require at least one router.
b. They require at least one server.
c. They require a network operating sytem.
d. They perform best when connecting 10 or fewer computers. Peer-to-Peer
Networks
6. Encryption on a wireless network is activated by enabling _____________.
a.WPA
WiFi
b. NOS
c. WEP
d. NIC

7. Which is not a hardware device used to attach a device to a wireless network?

a. PC card
b. NIC
Wireless Home
Networks
c. USB adapter
d. PCI card
8. Which of the following is a common contention-management technique?
a. abandoning data corrupted by a collision
LAN Topologies
b. retransmitting unreceived packets
c. generating a new token
d. adding terminators to minimize signal loss
9. Which is a feature of packet switching?
a. There is a direct connection between the communicating devices.
b. All packets of a message are sent and received in order.
c. Packets of a message are split up and reassembled at the destination device.
Circuit and Packet Switching
d. All packets travel on the same path to the destination.
10. A(n) _____________ is a network device with software that manages network
resources like files, e-mails, printers, and databases.
a. client
b. server
Network
Fundamentals
c. firewall
d. switch

Multiple Choice
1. What is the technology that facilitates meetings that provide voice and video of
individuals in different geographical locations?
a. Videoconferencing
b. Piconet
c. PAN
d. Piggybacking

Internet Telephony: Real-Time Voice and Video

2. What communication medium musts have a direct line of sight?

a. WiMax
b. Bluetooth
c. WiFi
d. Infrared

Infrared

3. Which wireless technology makes use of short-range radio transmission to connect

devices within 30 feet of each other?
a. WiMAX
b. Bluetooth Bluetooth
c. DSL
d. WiFi
4.

GPS systems track locations by using which of the following technologies?

a. PSTN
b. Infrared
c. Satellite

Satellites

d. PAN
5. Which is not a wired method of communication?
a. WiFi

WiFi

b. Fiber Optics
c. Twisted Pair
d. Cable
6. Which is an example of convergence?
a. A smartphone

Convergence: Is It A Phone or A Computer?

b. The installation of fiber optics for last-mile connectivity

c. Global Positioning System (GPS)

d. Converting a document to PDF format in order to be read by anyone.

7. Which communication uses light to transmit media?

a. Twisted pair
b. Fiber optics

Last-Mile Technologies

c. Cable
d. Microwave
8. Which of the following is true of VoIP (Internet telephony)?
a. It is not quite perfected and provides poor quality.
b. It is often cheaper than conventional home service. Internet Telephony: Real-Time
Voice and Video
c. It is too expensive to install for home use and is used primarily for business.
d. It requires a cable modem.
9. Which is not an example of a wireless transmission media?
a. Infrared
b. Microwave
c. Staellite
d. Cable

Wired and Wireless Applications

10. When someone makes a cellular phone call to another cellular phone, which of the
following eventually handles the call?
a. Public switched telephone network (PTSN)
b. Global Positioning Satellite (GPS)
c. Mobile Switching Center (MSC) Cellular Telephones
d. Personal communication service (PCS)