Quiz Chapter 5 BSAD 2520Infosystems

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1. Data communication systems increase inventory costs. True False ( B False) 2. Protocols are devices that connect users to the Internet. True False 3. In a centralized processing system, processing power is distributed among several locations. True False 4. Ethernet is a standard communication protocol embedded in software and hardware devices used for building a local area network (LAN). True False 5. The bus topology connects nodes along a network segment, with the ends connected in a manner similar to a ring topology. True False 6. Any packet-switching network can handle multimedia data. True False 7. Wireless network traffic can be captured with sniffers True False 8. _____ is the amount of data that can be transferred from one point to another in one second. Bandwidth Packet Latency Protocol
9. In the context of data communication, which of the following is true of e-collaboration? It promotes face-to-face interactions among individuals. It reduces decision makers’ effectiveness. It increases the cost involved in data communication. It improves customer service. 10. Bandwidth is often expressed as _____. meters per second bits per second amperes per second moles per second 11. Which statement is true of the different forms of sender and receiver devices? Thin clients have processing power. Smart terminals are full-featured computers. Workstations serve as stand-alone systems. Netbook computers are high-cost computers with disks. 12. Identify a true statement about the different forms of sender and receiver devices. Thin clients have no processing power. Smart terminals are full-featured computers. Workstations are the same as supercomputers. Netbook computers do not save data to servers. 13. A(n) _____ is a device that connects a user to the Internet. Group of answer choices drafter modem
cookie applet 14. __ are conducted media that can be used for both data and voice transmissions. Terrestrial microwaves Broadcast radios Coaxial cables Satellite dishes 15. _____ have the highest bandwidth of any communication medium. Coaxial cables Fiber-optic cables Twisted pair copper cables Ethernet cables 16. In the context of data communication, which of the following media is based on “line of sight”? A terrestrial microwave A mechanical wave A coaxial cable A fiber-optic cable 17. Which problem is resolved by distributed processing? Lack of coordination in centralized processing Lack of responsiveness in centralized processing Lack of security in decentralized processing Lack of individuality in decentralized processing 18. _____ is the physical link between a network and a workstation. The session layer
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An adapter card An html address A network topology 19. _____ are used to connect computers, hubs, switches, and routers to a network in a local area network (LAN). Fiber-optic cables Satellites Ethernet cables Terrestrial microwaves 20. The data transfer speed of a wide area network (WAN) depends on the speed of _____. its interconnections its application layers the expansion of the data source the expansion of the data sink 21. A network _____ represents a network’s physical layout. utility packet protocol topology 22. In a(n) _____ topology, if any link between nodes is severed, the entire network is affected, and failure of a single node disrupts the entire network. star ring octagonal mesh