Question 1

Wireless network traffic can be captured with sniffers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Describe the two categories of wireless technologies.

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Question 3

The _____is a seven-layer architecture for defining how data is transmitted from computer to computer in a network. ​

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A)   Transmission Control Protocol model
B)   client / server model
C)   Open Systems Interconnection model
D)   basic input / output modelE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

An access point (AP) is the part of a wireless local area network (WLAN) that connects it to other networks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of the types of client / server architectures?

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A)   An n-tier architecture tests software easily.
B)   An n-tier architecture helps improve network performance.
C)   A two-tier architecture allows easy upgrades of applications.
D)   A two-tier architecture requires minor modifications in case of any changes in application logic.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

_____ is responsible for packet forwarding.

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A)   Internet Protocol
B)   Transmission Control Protocol
C)   User Datagram Protocol
D)   Extensible Authentication ProtocolE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Internet Protocol (IP)  operates at the _____ of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)  model.

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A)   Transport layer
B)   Physical layer
C)   Data Link layer
D)   Network layerE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

List the common applications of convergence.

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Question 9

What are the major types of networks?

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Answers will vary.There are three major types of networks: local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and metropolitan area networks (MANs).
In all these networks, computers are usually connected to the network via a network interface card (NIC), a hardware component that enables computers to communicate over a network.

Question 10

Narrowband is capable of transmitting a maximum of 60,000 bps.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify an advantage of centralized processing.

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A)   It helps in exercising tight control over system operations and applications.
B)   It is highly responsive to users' needs.
C)   It has the highest fault tolerance.
D)   It is highly compatible with organizational growth because workstations can be added easily.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Identify an advantage of the bus topology.

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A)   It makes fault diagnosis easy.
B)   It detects problems easily due to its centralized control.
C)   It handles steady traffic well.
D)   It is effective even when network traffic is heavy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 13

Describe a star topology.

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Question 14

A routing table lists _____.

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A)   nodes on a network
B)   the IP address of a router
C)   the protocols that each node understands
D)   packets to be sentE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The data transfer speeds of local area networks (LANs) are typically below 100 Mbps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the early days of computer technology, a(n)  _____system was justified because data-processing personnel were in short supply, hardware and software were expensive, and only large organizations could afford computers. ​

Accepted Answer

A)   centralized processing
B)   decentralized processing
C)   distributed processing
D)   interconnected processingE) None of the above
F) All of the above A

Question 17

In the context of security of wireless networks, which of the following is true of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is suitable for large networks with high bandwidths.
B)   It is the most secure system for wireless networks.
C)   In WEP, keys are dynamically generated based on the user's ID and password.
D)   In WEP, a key must be entered manually into the access point and the client computer.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Ethernet is a standard communication protocol embedded in software and hardware devices used for building a local area network (LAN).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Terrestrial microwave systems use radio control transmitters and receivers for transmitting data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Bandwidth is often expressed as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   meters per second
B)   bits per second
C)   amperes per second
D)   moles per secondE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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