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Business Data Communications And
Networking 14th Edition By Jerry Fitzgerald
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED| A+ PASS GUARANTEED
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, 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 5
4. The First Electronic Data Communication System Was The Telephone Developed By Alexander
Graham Bell.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 5
5. The First Transcontinental Telephone Service Was Established In The 1940s.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 6
6. An Inter-Exchange Carrier (IXC) Provides Only Local Telephone Services To Homes And Businesses.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 6
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,7. Common Carriers Include The Rbocs, Ixcs, And Cable TV Companies.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 11
11. 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.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 13
12. An Intranet Is A LAN That Uses Internet Technologies And Is Publicly Available To People Outside
Of The Organization.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 15
13. 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.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 15
14. The OSI Model Is The Most Widely Used Network Model To Develop And Build Networks Today.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 16
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, 15. The Network Layer Is Responsible For Routing Messages From The Source Computer To The
Destination Computer.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 17
16. In The OSI Model, The Application Layer Is The End User‟S Access To The Network.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 18
17. The Application Layer Is The Seventh Layer Of The Internet Model And Provides The End User‟S Access
To
The Network.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 18
18. 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.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Difficult Reference: P. 17
19. Ethernet Is An Example Of A Network Layer Protocol.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 17
20. Data Communication Standards Enable Each Layer In The Sending Computer To Communicate
With Its Corresponding Layer In The Receiving Computer.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 22
21. The Specification Stage Of The Formal Standardization Process Consists Of Developing
Nomenclature And Identifying The Problems To Be Addressed.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 23
22. ANSI Is A Voting Participant In The ISO.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 23
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Business Data Communications And
Networking 14th Edition By Jerry Fitzgerald
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED| A+ PASS GUARANTEED
Page | 1
, 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 5
4. The First Electronic Data Communication System Was The Telephone Developed By Alexander
Graham Bell.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 5
5. The First Transcontinental Telephone Service Was Established In The 1940s.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 6
6. An Inter-Exchange Carrier (IXC) Provides Only Local Telephone Services To Homes And Businesses.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 6
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,7. Common Carriers Include The Rbocs, Ixcs, And Cable TV Companies.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 11
11. 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.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 13
12. An Intranet Is A LAN That Uses Internet Technologies And Is Publicly Available To People Outside
Of The Organization.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 15
13. 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.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 15
14. The OSI Model Is The Most Widely Used Network Model To Develop And Build Networks Today.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 16
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, 15. The Network Layer Is Responsible For Routing Messages From The Source Computer To The
Destination Computer.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 17
16. In The OSI Model, The Application Layer Is The End User‟S Access To The Network.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 18
17. The Application Layer Is The Seventh Layer Of The Internet Model And Provides The End User‟S Access
To
The Network.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 18
18. 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.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Difficult Reference: P. 17
19. Ethernet Is An Example Of A Network Layer Protocol.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 17
20. Data Communication Standards Enable Each Layer In The Sending Computer To Communicate
With Its Corresponding Layer In The Receiving Computer.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 22
21. The Specification Stage Of The Formal Standardization Process Consists Of Developing
Nomenclature And Identifying The Problems To Be Addressed.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: P. 23
22. ANSI Is A Voting Participant In The ISO.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: P. 23
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