TEST BANK FOR
Business Data Communications and
Networking by Jerry FitzGerald
14th Edition
, Chapter 1
Introduction To Data Communications
True-False
Questions
The Following Are Possible True/False Questions For Tests. The
Statement Is Given And The Answer Is Provided In Square Brackets.
The Level Of Difficulty (Easy, Moderate, Difficult) And The Page
Number(S) Relevant To The Topic Are Also Furnished.
1. According To John Chambers, Ceo Of Cisco (A Leading
Networking Technology Company), The Information Age Is
The Second Industrial Revolution.
SOLUTION:True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 4
2. Due To Recent Advances In High Speed Communication
Networks, The Information Lag, Or The Time It Takes For
Information To Be Disseminated Around The World, Has
Been Significantly Shortened.
SOLUTION:True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P.4
3. One Perspective Of Data Communications And Networking As Stated In The
Textbook, Examines The Management Of Networking
Technologies, Including Security, Network Design, And
Managing The Network On A Day-To-Day Basis And Long
Term Basis.
, SOLUTION:True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 5
4. The First Electronic Data Communication System Was The
Telephone Developed By Alexander Graham Bell.
SOLUTION:False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 5
5. The First Transcontinental Telephone Service Was Established In The 1940s.
SOLUTION:False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 6
6. An Inter-Exchange Carrier (Ixc) Provides Only Local
Telephone Services To Homes And Businesses.
SOLUTION: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 6
7. Common Carriers Include The Rbocs, Ixcs, And Cable Tv Companies.
, SOLUTION:True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 7
8. The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 Now Permits The Rbocs
To Provide Long Distance Outside The Region In Which They
Provide Local Telephone Services.
SOLUTION: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 7
9. The Internet Was Started By The U.S. Department Of
Defense In 1969 As A Network Of Four Computers Called
Arpanet.
SOLUTION: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 9
10. Telecommunications Is The Transmission Of Voice And
Video As Well As Data And Implies Transmitting A Longer
Distance Than In A Data Communication Network.
SOLUTION:False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 11
Business Data Communications and
Networking by Jerry FitzGerald
14th Edition
, Chapter 1
Introduction To Data Communications
True-False
Questions
The Following Are Possible True/False Questions For Tests. The
Statement Is Given And The Answer Is Provided In Square Brackets.
The Level Of Difficulty (Easy, Moderate, Difficult) And The Page
Number(S) Relevant To The Topic Are Also Furnished.
1. According To John Chambers, Ceo Of Cisco (A Leading
Networking Technology Company), The Information Age Is
The Second Industrial Revolution.
SOLUTION:True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 4
2. Due To Recent Advances In High Speed Communication
Networks, The Information Lag, Or The Time It Takes For
Information To Be Disseminated Around The World, Has
Been Significantly Shortened.
SOLUTION:True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P.4
3. One Perspective Of Data Communications And Networking As Stated In The
Textbook, Examines The Management Of Networking
Technologies, Including Security, Network Design, And
Managing The Network On A Day-To-Day Basis And Long
Term Basis.
, SOLUTION:True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 5
4. The First Electronic Data Communication System Was The
Telephone Developed By Alexander Graham Bell.
SOLUTION:False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 5
5. The First Transcontinental Telephone Service Was Established In The 1940s.
SOLUTION:False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 6
6. An Inter-Exchange Carrier (Ixc) Provides Only Local
Telephone Services To Homes And Businesses.
SOLUTION: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 6
7. Common Carriers Include The Rbocs, Ixcs, And Cable Tv Companies.
, SOLUTION:True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 7
8. The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 Now Permits The Rbocs
To Provide Long Distance Outside The Region In Which They
Provide Local Telephone Services.
SOLUTION: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 7
9. The Internet Was Started By The U.S. Department Of
Defense In 1969 As A Network Of Four Computers Called
Arpanet.
SOLUTION: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 9
10. Telecommunications Is The Transmission Of Voice And
Video As Well As Data And Implies Transmitting A Longer
Distance Than In A Data Communication Network.
SOLUTION:False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 11
