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Question 1 1.
Ethernet is an example of a network layer protocol. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

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A local area network (LAN) connects other LANs and BNs located in different areas to each other and to wide area networks in a span from 3 to 30 miles. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

Question 3 1.
Data communication standards enable each layer in the sending computer to communicate with its corresponding layer in the receiving computer. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

Question 4 1.
A car manufacturer may give access to certain portions of its network to some of its suppliers via Internet. This is an example of an Extranet. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

Question 5 1.
The specification stage of the formal standardization process consists of developing nomenclature and identifying the problems to be addressed. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

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The OSI model is the most widely used network model to develop and build networks today. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

Question 7 1.
At the transport layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible for breaking large files received from the application layer into smaller packets and opening a connection to a server for transferring the packets. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

Question 8 1.
The first electronic data communication system was the telephone developed by Alexander Graham Bell. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

Question 9 1.
The application layer is the seventh layer of the Internet model and provides the end user's access to the network. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

Question 10 1.

The Internet was started by the U.S. Department of defense in 1969 as a network of four computers called ARPANET. Answer 1 Tru . e 2 Fals . e 2 points

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2 out of 2 points Ethernet is an example of a network layer protocol. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 2. False 2. False Difficulty: E asy Page: 17 2 out of 2 points A local area network (LAN) connects other LANs and BNs located in different areas to each other and to wide area networks in a span from 3 to 30 miles. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 2. False 2. False Difficulty: Mod erate Page: 13

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0 out of 2 points Data communication standards enable each layer in the sending computer to communicate with its corresponding layer in the receiving computer. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 2. False 1. True Difficulty: E asy Page: 22 Difficulty: E asy Page: 22 2 out of 2 points A car manufacturer may give access to certain portions of its network to some of its suppliers via Internet. This is an example of an Extranet. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 1. True 1. True Difficulty: Mod erate Page: 15 2 out of 2 points The specification stage of the formal standardization process consists of developing nomenclature and identifying the problems to be addressed. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 1. True 1. True Difficulty: Mod erate Page: 23

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2 out of 2 points The OSI model is the most widely used network model to develop and build networks today. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 1. True 1. True Difficulty: Mod erate Page: 16 0 out of 2 points At the transport layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible for breaking large files received from the application layer into smaller packets and opening a connection to a server for transferring the packets. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 2. False 1. True Difficulty: Diffi cult Page: 17 Difficulty: Diffi cult Page: 17 0 out of 2 points The first electronic data communication system was the telephone developed by Alexander Graham Bell. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 1. True 2. False Difficulty: E asy Page: 5

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The application layer is the seventh layer of the Internet model and provides the end user's access to the network. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 1. True 2. False Difficulty: Mod erate Page: 18 Difficulty: Mod erate Page: 18 2 out of 2 points The Internet was started by the U.S. Department of defense in 1969 as a network of four computers called ARPANET. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Answer Feedback: 1. True 1. True Difficulty: Mod erate Page: 9
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