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True / False
Answer:True
Answer:True
Answer:True
Answer:False
Answer:True
Answer:False
7. True or False? Data transfer rate is the speed with which data is moved
from one place on the network to another.
Answer:True
Answer:True
9. True or False? In the client/server model, a user may only access files
stored on his/her own computer.
Answer:False
10. True or False? A file server stores and manages files for multiple users on
a network.
Answer:True
Answer:True
12. True or False? A network's topology determines how many file servers
need to be installed in the network.
Answer:False
Answer:False
14. True or False? A star topology is a LAN configuration in which all nodes are
connected in a closed loop.
Answer:False
15. True or False? A bus topology is a LAN configuration in which all nodes
share a common line.
Answer:True
16. True or False? Ethernet has become the industry standard for local-area
networks.
Answer:True
Answer:False
18. True or False? A wide-area network (WAN) connects two or more local-
area networks.
Answer:True
Answer:False
Answer:False
Answer:True
Answer:True
23. True or False? Both DSL and cable connections are broadband
connections.
Answer:True
24. True or False? Retrieving data from an Internet resource to your computer
is called uploading.
Answer:False
Answer:True
26. True or False? Messages sent over a shared communication line are
divided into fixed-size, numbered pieces called packets.
Answer:True
27. True or False? Network packets contain instructions regarding the route
they should travel to reach their destination.
Answer:False
28. True or False? A repeater is a network device that duplicates a packet and
sends the duplicate by an alternate route.
Answer:False
Answer:False
30. True or False? TCP/IP is the suite of protocols and programs that support
low-level network communication.
Answer:True
31. True or False? A file's MIME type indicates the format of files that are
attached to email messages.
Answer:True
32. True or False? A firewall is a barrier that protects network equipment from
physical damage.
Answer:False
33. True or False? For national security, the U.S. government enforces a
national access control policy for Internet traffic.
Answer:False
Answer:True
Answer:True
Answer:False
37. True or False? A top-level domain helps users identify the host's type of
organization or country of origin.
Answer:True
38. True or False? Some newer top-level domains include .biz, .name, and
.museum.
Answer:True
Answer:True
40. True or False? The domain name system (DNS) uses one large table to
map hostnames to IP addresses.
Answer:False
Multiple Choice
41. Which of the following is a device for converting an analog signal to a digital
signal and back again?
A. modem
B. gateway
C. node
D. router
E. repeater
Answer:A
A. modem
B. gateway
C. node
D. router
E. repeater
Answer:B
43. Which of the following is a generic term used for any device on a network?
A. modem
B. gateway
C. node
D. router
E. repeater
Answer:C
44. Which of the following is a network device that directs a packet toward its
final destination?
A. modem
B. gateway
C. node
D. router
E. repeater
Answer:D
45. Which of the following is a network device that strengthens and propagates
a signal along a long communication line?
A. modem
B. gateway
C. node
D. router
E. repeater
Answer:E
46. In which of the following LAN configurations do all nodes share a single
communication line that carries messages in both directions?
A. bus topology
B. ring topology
C. gateway topology
D. star topology
E. metropolitan topology
Answer:A
47. Which of the following LAN configurations connects all nodes in a closed
loop?
A. bus topology
B. ring topology
C. gateway topology
D. star topology
E. metropolitan topology
Answer:B
48. In which of the following LAN configurations is there a center node to which
all others are connected?
A. bus topology
B. ring topology
C. gateway topology
D. star topology
E. metropolitan topology
Answer:D
49. Which of the following LAN configurations has become a standard for local-
area networks?
A. bus topology
B. ring topology
C. gateway topology
D. star topology
E. metropolitan topology
Answer:A
A. backbone
B. firewall
C. bandwidth
D. packet switching
E. hostname
Answer:A
51. Which of the following is the term used to describe a machine and software
that protects a network from inappropriate access?
A. backbone
B. firewall
C. bandwidth
D. packet switching
E. hostname
Answer:B
52. Which of the following terms is synonymous with the term data transfer
rate?
A. backbone
B. firewall
C. bandwidth
D. packet switching
E. hostname
Answer:C
53. Which of the following describes the process of dividing a message into
small pieces and sending those pieces separately to the destination?
A. backbone
B. firewall
C. bandwidth
D. packet switching
E. hostname
Answer:D
54. Which of the following provides a way to uniquely identify a single computer
among all others on the Internet?
A. backbone
B. firewall
C. bandwidth
D. packet switching
E. hostname
Answer:E
55. Which of the following is an IP program that can be used to test whether a
particular network computer is active and reachable?
A. ping
B. telnet
C. port
D. TCP/IP
E. SMTP
Answer:A
56. Which of the following is a high-level protocol used to log into a computer
system from a remote computer?
A. ping
B. telnet
C. port
D. TCP/IP
E. SMTP
Answer:B
A. ping
B. telnet
C. port
D. TCP/IP
E. SMTP
Answer:C
58. Which of the following is a suite of protocols and programs that support low-
level network communication?
A. ping
B. telnet
C. port
D. TCP/IP
E. SMTP
Answer:D
59. Which of the following is a high-level protocol used to specify the transfer of
electronic mail?
A. ping
B. telnet
C. port
D. TCP/IP
E. SMTP
Answer:E
60. Which of the following is made up of four decimal numbers separated by
dots?
A. IP address
B. domain name
C. top-level domain
D. MIME type
E. hostname
Answer:A
A. IP address
B. domain name
C. top-level domain
D. MIME type
E. hostname
Answer:B
A. IP address
B. domain name
C. top-level domain
D. MIME type
E. hostname
Answer:C
63. Which of the following indicates the format of a file attached to an email
message?
A. IP address
B. domain name
C. top-level domain
D. MIME type
E. hostname
Answer:D
64. Which of the following is generally made up of readable words and uniquely
identifies a particular computer among all the computers on the Internet?
A. IP address
B. domain name
C. top-level domain
D. MIME type
E. hostname
Answer:E
Fill-in-the-Blank
Answer:network
Answer:wireless
67. A(n) _______________ is a set of rules that defines how data is formatted
and processed on a network.
Answer:protocol
Answer:bandwidth
Answer:file server
Answer:web server
Answer:local-area
72. A(n) _______________ network connects two or more local-area networks
over a potentially large geographic area.
Answer:wide-area
Answer:metropolitan-area
Answer:ring
75. A LAN using a(n) _______________ topology uses a central node that
controls all message traffic.
Answer:star
Answer:bus
Answer:Ethernet
Answer:gateway
Answer:backbone
Answer:modem
83. In order to connect to the Internet using your home's cable TV lines, you
must have a cable _______________.
Answer:modem
Answer:broadband
85. A message sent over a shared communication line is divided into fixed-size,
numbered _______________.
Answer:packets
Answer:router
Answer:proprietary
Answer:TCP/IP
90. An IP program called _______________ is used to test whether a particular
network computer is active and reachable.
Answer:ping
Answer:port
92. A(n) _______________ is a gateway machine and its software that protects
a network from inappropriate access.
Answer:firewall
Answer:hostname
Answer:IP address
Answer:domain name
Answer:top-level domain
Short Answer
99. What is a protocol in the context of a computer network?
Answer:A set of rules that define how data is formatted and processed on a
network.
Answer:Bandwidth is synonymous with data transfer rate, the speed with which
data is moved from one node to another on a network.
101. What are the basic roles of the client and server in a client/server model?
Answer:The client sends a request to the server and the server sends a
response.
Answer:A computer dedicated to storing and managing files for network users.
Answer:
Answer:In a ring topology, messages travel in one direction around the ring; each
node sends the message to its neighbor until it reaches its destination.
Answer:
107. Describe communication in a star topology.
Answer:In a star topology, all messages flow into a center node that is
responsible for sending it to its destination.
Answer:
Answer:In a bus topology, messages can travel in either direction along the main
communication line and each node ignores any message not intended for it.
Answer:A network that connects two or more local-area networks, usually over a
large geographic distance.
Answer:The Internet is the ultimate wide-area network that spans the entire
planet.
Answer:It converts digital data into an analog signal for transfer over a phone line
and vice versa.
Answer:An Internet connection that uses a regular phone line to transfer a digital
signal.
Answer:A device that allows computer network communication using the cable
TV line in a home.
127. List the seven layers of the OSI Reference Model from top to bottom.
Answer:A protocol used to specify the transfer of electronic mail (it stands for
Simple Mail Tranfer Protocol).
Answer:A protocol for transferring files from one network computer to another (it
stands for File Transfer Protocol).
Answer:A protocol used to log into a computer system from a remote computer.
Answer:A protocol that defines the exchange of documents on the Web (it stands
for Hypertext Transfer Protocol).
Answer:matisse.csc.villanova.edu
Answer:148.78.250.12
139. Give three examples of top-level domains other than .com and .edu.
Answer:.ca for Canada, .uk for the United Kingdom (or several others)
143. Describe the client/server model and its relationship to computer networks.
Give examples.
144. Compare the ring, star, and bus LAN topologies. Include a visual
representation of each.
Answer:A ring topology, shown first below, connects all nodes in a closed loop.
Messages in a ring topology travel in only one direction. In a star topology, shown
second, all messages go through a center node that has the responsibility of
directing all messages to their destination. A bus topology, show last, connects all
nodes to a single shared communication line, in which messages travel in both
directions.
145. Compare and contrast the three primary techniques for accessing the
Internet.
Answer:A phone modem uses a dial-up connection, a normal phone line, and an
analog signal. One audio frequency is used to represent binary 0 and another for
binary 1. A digital subscriber line (DSL) uses a normal phone line, but a digital
signal. Since audio and data are transmitted using different frequencies, both can
occur at the same time. The third option is the uses the cable TV line and a cable
modem. A small portion of the frequencies a cable line can carry are used for
data communication. Both DSL and cable connections are broadband, with
significantly higher speeds than using a phone modem.
Answer:There are three network classes: class A, class B, and class C. Class A
networks are very large with many nodes, so in the IP address one byte is
assigned for the network address and three bytes are assigned for the host
number. Class C networks are small with few nodes, but there a large number of
them, so three bytes are used for the network number and one byte is used for
the host number. Class B network fall in the middle, so two bytes are used for the
network number and two bytes are used for the host number.
149. Describe the Domain Name System (DNS) and how it is used to resolve
network addresses.
150. Discuss some of the privacy issues related to employees in the workplace.