Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
device on your computer is both a modulator and demodulator? a. | Video
Card | c. | Sound
Card | b. | Modem | d. | USB
Connector | | | | |
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The
amount of data that can be transmitted in a given period of time is referred to as a. | Bandwidth | c. | a
Modem | b. | MBs | d. | NIC | | | | |
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When compared which
of the following types of network media can carry the most information? a. | Coax | c. | Fiber | b. | UTP (Cat5) | d. | Wireless | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT a requirement for a wired home network without Internet access? a. | Two or more
computers | c. | Network
Operating System | b. | CAT5 Cable | d. | Modem | | | | |
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The Internet was originally a
a. | small research network called ARPANET | c. | code cracking network developed during WWII | b. | LAN at MIT | d. | network created by IBM | | | | |
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The
most common LAN technology employed today is a. | Token Ring | c. | ATM | b. | Ethernet | d. | FDDI | | | | |
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Which
of the following is an advantage of using fiber in a network? a. | Can transfer
vast amounts of data | c. | Can carry
signals for long distances | b. | Is immune to interference | d. | All of these are advantages of fiber | | | | |
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The
common protocol for LANs and the Internet is a. | FTP | c. | HTTP | b. | TCP/IP | d. | SMTP | | | | |
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Which of the following does NOT affect bandwidth?
a. | The type of information being transmitted | c. | The type of network connection | b. | The amount of network traffic | d. | The software protocols of the network | | | | |
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Which of the following IP addresses would not be found on the Internet? a. | 5.69.251.48 | c. | 218.56.128.254 | b. | 130.45.69.7 | d. | 10.5.28.189 | | | | |
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Which
of the following is an example of a URL? a. | cdodge@seq.org | c. | ftp://ftp.microsoft.com | b. | http://www.seq.org/~cdodge | d. | All of these are correct | | | | |
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Which
of the following connection methods would provide the user with the best multimedia
experience? a. | dial
up | c. | cable
modem | b. | Wi-Fi | d. | satellite | | | | |
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The
path to the web page found at
http://www.seq.org/~cdodge/pages/ITGS/sept/week5/itgs_wed.htm would be a. | www.seq.org | c. | http://www.seq.org/~cdodge/ | b. | /pages/ITGS/sept/week5/itgs_wed.htm | d. | None of these are correct | | | | |
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Which of the following describes the purpose of the IP protocol?
a. | responsible for the transmission of packets | c. | responsible for encrypting messages | b. | responsible for the addressing of packets | d. | responsible for error correction | | | | |
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Which of the following would you probably not be able to get from your ISP?
a. | a connection to the Internet | c. | an email address | b. | technical help for your connection | d. | free Windows upgrades | | | | |
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Which of the following is true about IP address 101.236.45.85
a. | It is a private IP address | c. | It would be a class A network | b. | It is an invalid IP address | d. | All of these would be true | | | | |
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Web
pages can be easily created by using a simple text editor if you know a. | HTTP | c. | HTML | b. | TCP/IP | d. | FTP | | | | |
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Sequoia High School makes use of ____________ to prevent students from accessing
inappropriate web sites. a. | Anti-virus Software | c. | Filtering Software | b. | Gateways | d. | Pop-up
Blockers | | | | |
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Which
of the following is a wireless technology can handle differences between various devices with
different operating systems. a. | Wi-Fi | c. | Bluetooth | b. | Infrared | d. | IEEE
802.11 | | | | |
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The
process of converting a web address to an IP address is accomplished by a. | Internet
Wizards | c. | TCP/IP | b. | DNS | d. | HTTP | | | | |
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Web
servers provide vast amounts of information to user computers. The user computer is known as a
a. | Web
Browser | c. | Web
Recipient | b. | Client | d. | Node | | | | |
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Which of the following is NOT true when comparing WANs with LANs? a. | WAN connections are usually provided by a telco (telephone company) | c. | WAN connections are faster than LAN connections | b. | A connection from SF to NY would be considered a WAN connection. | d. | all of these would describe WAN | | | | |
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Wireless networks are not used by banks because a. | They are prone
to interferrence | c. | They pose a
security risk | b. | They are slower than other
networks | d. | They are
expensive to setup | | | | |
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Which of the following is true regarding the routing of packets over the Internet a. | TCP/IP is responsible for this process | c. | If packets are lost the message is lost | b. | All packets travel the same path | d. | Switches are responsible for routing packets | | | | |
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The topology of a network refers to its
a. | protocols and design | c. | the administration method | b. | physical layout of the network and media | d. | none of these are correct | | | | |
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