Question 1

A peer-to-peer network is a model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Describe TCP/IP along with its primary purpose.

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Question 3

What refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?

Accepted Answer

A) Twisted-pair cable 
B) Coaxial cable 
C) Fiber-optic cable 
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

Question 4

The application layer handles end-to-end packet transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Architecture include Ethernet and transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) provides the technical foundation for the public Internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following represents the ring topology?

Accepted Answer

A) All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone. 
B) All devices are connected to a central device, called a hub. 
C) All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop, so that each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on either side of it. 
D) Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.

Question 8

Twisted-pair cable can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss.It consists of a metallic shield with a single wire placed along the center of a shield and isolated from the shield by an insulator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What allows the management of networked nodes to be managed from a single point?

Accepted Answer

A) File transfer protocol (FTP) 
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) 
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

Question 10

Explain topology and the different types found in networks.

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Question 11

What is a large computer network usually spanning a city?

Accepted Answer

A) Client/server network 
B) Corporate network 
C) Metropolitan area network 
D) Peer-to-peer network

Question 12

Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify the different media types found in networks.

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Question 14

What is a network?

Accepted Answer

A) A system that enables the transmission of data over public or private networks. 
B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together. 
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations. 
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server.

Question 15

What spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province, or country?

Accepted Answer

A) Local area network 
B) Wide area network 
C) Metropolitan area network 
D) Peer-to-peer network

Question 16

Fiber optic (or optical fiber) refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light pulses along a glass wire or fiber.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The application layer serves as the window for users and application processes to access network services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: B: Extension: A Networks and Telecommunications

A peer-to-peer network is a model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients.

Describe TCP/IP along with its primary purpose.

What refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?

The application layer handles end-to-end packet transportation.

Architecture include Ethernet and transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP).

Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) provides the technical foundation for the public Internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

Which of the following represents the ring topology?

Twisted-pair cable can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss.It consists of a metallic shield with a single wire placed along the center of a shield and isolated from the shield by an insulator.

What allows the management of networked nodes to be managed from a single point?

Explain topology and the different types found in networks.

What is a large computer network usually spanning a city?

Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

Identify the different media types found in networks.

What is a network?

What spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province, or country?

Fiber optic (or optical fiber) refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light pulses along a glass wire or fiber.

The application layer serves as the window for users and application processes to access network services.