1. Connectivity is a concept
related to
a)
Transmitting information, either by computer or by phone
b) The interconnections within a computer
c) Using computer networks to link people and
resources
d) Being in an active session with your computer
e) All the above
2. One of
the most dramatic changes in connectivity and communications in the past five
years has been _______
a) Mobile or wireless telephones
b) public and private discussion
c) Satellite uplinks
d) running programs on remote computers
e) land line phones
3. The
four basic elements of any communication system include
a)
peer-to-peer, videoconferencing, online photo-conferencing, net optical
b) Sending and receiving devices, communication
channel, connection device, and data transmission specifications
c) Telephone lines, coaxial cables, fiber-optic
cables, and communication channel
d) Software, hardware, communication channel,
network
e) Telephone lines, peer-to-peer,
videoconferencing
4. An
older type of data communications channel, using multiple copper wires, is
called ___ technology.
a) Microwave
b) fiber-optic cable
c) coaxial cable
d) twisted pair
e) wireless
5. A
communications channel that is made up of a single copper core with a ground
sheath aroundit is called a ________.
a)
Twisted pair channels
b) microwave
c) coaxial cable
d) fiber-optic cable
e) beam cable
6. Data
is transmitted using light through a(n) ________ cable.
a) Twisted pair
b) fiber-optic
c) coaxial
d) microwave
e) all the above
7. Which
physical connection is the fastest?
a) Twisted pair
b) coaxial cable
c) fiber-optics
d) microwaves
e) all are equal
8.
Communication in a straight line is accomplished using ________.
a) Twisted pairs
b) fiber-optics
c) coaxial cables
d) infrared
e) microwaves
9. Most
Web-enabled devices follow a standard known as
a) FireWire
b) Bluetooth
c) TCP/IP
d) Wi-Fi
e) Blue band
10. A
relatively new technology that allows wireless connectivity is called ________.
a) Bluetooth
b) Black tooth
c) Blue band
d) Broadband
e) Wi-Fi
11.
Bluetooth is a type of radio wave information transmission system that is good
for about
a) 30 feet
b) 30 yards
c) 30 miles
d) 300 miles
e) 3000 yards
12. The
telephone is an example of a(n) ________ signal.
a) analog
b) digital
c) modulated
d)
demodulated
e) debug
13. A credit
card-sized expansion board that is inserted into portable computers that
connects the modem to the telephone wall jack is the ________.
a) Internal modem
b) External modem
c) PC Card modem
d) Wireless modem
e) Dongle
14. A
modem that is contained within the system unit is called a(n) ________ modem.
a) external
b) internal
c) wireless
d) Wi-Fi
e) Cable
15. A
modem that doesn't need to be connected to a telephone line is the ________
modem.
a) external
b) internal
c) Broad band
d) DSL
e) wireless
16.
Aspecial high-speed line used by large corporations to support digital
communications is known as
a)
satellite/air connection service lines
b) cable modems
c) Digital subscriber lines
d) T1, T2, T3 and T4 lines
e) All the above
17. An
affordable technology that uses existing telephone lines to provide high-speed
connections is called ________.
a)
ISDN
b) microwave
c) cable modem
d) DSL
e) None of these
18. The
capacity of a communication channel is measured in
a) Bandwidth
b) bit capacity
c) baud rate
d) data flow
e) baud flow
19. Voice
band ________
a)
Allows the user to download messages
b) is used for standard telephone communication
c) Is used in special leased lines to connect
minicomputers and mainframes
d) Provides a high-speed communication channel
e) All the above
20. The
greatest capacity for data transmission happens in ________ devices.
a) Voice band
b)
medium band
c) big band
d) mega-band
e) broadband
21. The
rules for exchanging data between computers are called
a)
Interconnections
b) synchronous packages
c) Protocols
d) data transmission synchronization
e) rolls
22. The
standard protocol for the Internet is___
a) TCP
b) IP protocol
c) IP address
d) TCP/IP
e) None
23.
______ is the process of breaking down information sent or transmitted across
the Internet into small parts called packets.
a) Protocol
b) bandwidth
c) reformatting
d) identification
e) calling
24. The
systems developed to automatically translate text-based addresses to numeric IP
addresses is called________
a) DSL
b) DNS
c) SNL
d) SDN
e) SOD
25. A
computer network must contain at least this number of computers.
a) Two
b) A few
c) Twenty
d) Hundreds
e) Three
26. Two
or more computers connected so that they can communicate with each other and
share information is called a______
a) Satellite
b) protocol
c) broadcast
d) Wi-Fi
e) network
27. Any
device that is connected to a network is called a_______
a)
Client
b) node
c) server
d) manager
e) HR
28. A
device, connected to a network, that requests resources available from other
devices is called
a) User
b) Server
c) Host
d) NOS
e) Client
29. A
device, connected to a network, that shares resources with other nodes is
called a________
a) Client
b) server
c) host
d) NOS
e) User
30. The
acronym NOS refers to the
a) Operating system on the clients
b) Network order system, or topology
c) Operating system of the network
d) network architecture
e) all the above
ANSWERS:
1) c
2) a
3) b
4) d
5) c
6) b
7) c
8) d
9) d
10) a
11) a
12) a
13) c
14) b
15) e
16) d
17) d
18) a
19) b
20) e
21) c
22) d
23) c
24) b
25) a
26) e
27) b
28) e
29) b
30) c