Exam 6: The Cloud

A university would use a WAN to connect its campuses in two cities.

Which of the following factors makes cloud-based hosting advantageous today?

Remote action systems save time and travel expense and make the skills and abilities of an expert available in places where he or she is not physically located.

A computer network between Seattle and Philadelphia is made possible through a LAN.

Which of the following TCP/IP application-layer protocols is used to move files over the Internet and to maintain Web sites?

As DSL signals interfere with telephone signals, DSL data transmission and telephone conversations cannot occur simultaneously.

A ________ is a set of rules that programs on two communicating devices follow.

Communication speeds are expressed in bytes, whereas memory sizes are expressed in bits.

Google Drive can be classified as a PaaS.

To enable a seamless flow of data across the networks that comprise an internet, an elaborate scheme called a ________ is used.

The committee that addresses LAN standards is called the ICANN.

Cloud-based hosting is the ideal choice for organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data.

IEEE LAN protocols always start with the numbers 802.

________ is a wireless protocol designed for transmitting data over short distances, replacing cables.

A ________ detects the speed that a given device can handle and communicates with it at that speed.

________ has speeds that range between 500 Kbps and 1.7 Mbps.

One of the advantages of cloud-based hosting, as long as it is with reputable organizations, is the best-of-breed security and disaster recovery.

________ are programs that run on a server-tier computer and manage traffic by sending and receiving Web pages to and from clients.

The connection between a VPN client and a VPN server is called a(n) ________.

Cable modems modulate in such a way that their signals interfere with TV signals.