Exam 10: Communicating Digital Content

Define LAN, and discuss the most common types of LANs. Define which type of LAN is in use in the accompanying figure.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is a NIC?

____ help users establish a connection to another computer, mobile device, or network​.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which statement best describes how the RFID standard works?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is not a technology used by hot spots?

Which of the following kinds of modems is a modem that sends and receives digital data over and information to and from a digital line?

You have taken a new job as a network administrator. Although you have been an IT professional within your organization for a number of years, this particular responsibility is a new one for you, so you have been studying network topologies, for example. If you are charged with setting up a network for your team and there is one device whose reliability you are concerned about, which of the following network topologies is a bad idea for you?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the term for a communications device that connects multiple computers together and transmits data to its correct destination on a network?

A WLAN may communicate with a wired LAN for access to its resources, such as software, hardware, and the Internet.

In a networked environment, no authorized computer user can access data and information stored on other computers on the network.

Digital communications describes a process in which two or more computers or devices transfer all of the following EXCEPT ____.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your school computer library has a network that connects computers and devices within a few small rooms. What type of network does it likely use?

Which of the following defines guidelines that specify the way computers access the medium to which they are attached, the type(s)of medium used, the speeds used on different types of networks, and the type(s)of physical cable and\or the wireless technology used?

Which of the following is a network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network should control when data can be transmitted?

One advantage of Bluetooth is its high bandwidth.

A(n)____________________ is a network that connects computers and devices in an individual's workspace using wired and wireless technology.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the purpose of hubs and switches?

As data moves through a network from one program to another, it can use at most one kind of network standard.

Although it can connect any number of computers, a client\server network typically provides an efficient means to connect 10 or fewer computers.