MIS589 Week 8 Final Exam (Spring Term)

1. Question: (TCO A) A backbone network is 2. Question: (TCO B) _____ is the presentation of information to the user and the acceptance of the user’s commands and input. 3. Question: (TCO B) What technique is used by most videoconferencing applications to reduce the amount of data being transmitted? 4. Question: (TCO C) Which of the following is not an important factor to consider when selecting media to be used in a network? 5. Question (TCO D) The network architecture component that is a special LAN with a group of servers that enables electronic data exchange between the organization and the external entities it does business with is called the 6. Question (TCO D) Technologies that provide higher-speed communications than traditional modems (e.g., DSL) are known as _____ technologies. 7. Question (TCO E) A(n) _____ is any potential adverse occurrence that can do harm, interrupt the system using the network to cause monetary loss to the organization. 8. Question (TCO F) In _____, the network designer attempts to understand the fundamental current and future network needs of the various users, departments, and applications. 9. Question (TCO F) Which of the following would be considered a type of wireless media? 10. Question (TCO G) Documentation for network and application software 11. Question (TCO A) What is a circuit? 12. Question (TCO B) What is Telnet, and why is it useful? 13. Question (TCO C) How is TCP different from UDP? 14. Question (TCO E) Explain how a denial-of-service attack works. 15. Question (TCO F) How does the design of the data center differ from the design of the LANs intended to provide user access to the network? 16. Question (TCO G) What do network management software systems do, and why are they important?