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Introduction to Data communications
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w significantlyq w sh0rtened.
Answer:True Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.4
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eq w textb00k,qwexaminesqwtheqwmanagementqw0fqwnetw0rkingqwtechn0l0gies,qwinclu
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Answer:True Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 5
4. Theq w firstq w electr0nicq w dataq w c0mmunicati0nq w systemq w wasq w theq w teleph0neq w devel
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Answer:False Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.q w 5
5. Theq w firstq w transc0ntinentalq w teleph0neq w serviceq w wasq w establishedq w inq w theq w 1940s.
Answer:False Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.q w 6
6. Anq w Inter-
Exchangeq w Carrierq w (IXC)q w pr0videsq w 0nlyq w l0calq w teleph0neq w servic
esq w t0q w h0mesq w andq w businesses.
Answer:q w False Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.q w 6
7. C0mm0nq w carriersq w includeq w theq w RB0Cs,q w IXCs,q w andq w Cableq w TVq w c0mpanies.
Answer:True Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 7
8. Theq w Telec0mmunicati0nsq w Actq w 0fq w 1996q w n0wq w permitsq w theq w RB0C
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Answer:q w True Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 7
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fq w defenseq w inqw1969q w asq w aq w netw0rkq w 0fq w f0urq w c0mputers
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Answer:q w True Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 9
10. Telec0mmunicati0nsq w isq w theq w transmissi0nq w 0fq w v0iceq w andq w vide0q w as
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aqwdataqwc0mqwmunicati0nq w netw0rk.
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Answer:False Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 11
Business Data Communications and Networking,
14th Edition
,https://www.stuvia.c0m/
Chapter 1 qw
Introduction to Data communications
qw qw qw
True-Falseq w Questi0ns
Theq w f0ll0wingq w areq w p0ssibleq w True/Falseq w questi0nsq w f0rq w tests.q w Theq w sta
tementq w isq w giveqwnq w andq w theq w answerq w isq w pr0videdq w inq w squareq w brackets.q w T
heq w levelq w 0fq w difficultyq w (easy,qwm0derate,q w difficult)q w andq w theq w pageq w number
(s)q w relevantq w t0q w theq w t0picq w areq w als0q w furniqwshed.
1. Acc0rdingqwt0q w J0hnqwChambers,qwCEOqw0fqwCisc0qw(aqwleadingqwnetw0rkingq
wteqwchn0l0gyq w c0mpany),q w theq w inf0rmati0nq w ageq w isq w theq w sec0ndq w Ind
ustrialq w Revqw0luti0n.
Answer:True Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.q w 4
2. Dueq w t0q w recentq w advancesq w inq w highq w speedq w c0mmunicati0nq w net
w0rks,q w theq w inqwf0rmati0nq w lag,q w 0rq w theq w timeq w itq w takesq w f0rq w in
f0rmati0nq w t0q w beq w disseminatedqwar0undq w theq w w0rld,q w hasq w beenq
w significantlyq w sh0rtened.
Answer:True Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.4
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eq w textb00k,qwexaminesqwtheqwmanagementqw0fqwnetw0rkingqwtechn0l0gies,qwinclu
dingqwsecurity,q w netw0rkq w design,q w andq w managingq w theq w netw0rkq w 0n
q w aq w day-t0-
dayq w basisq w andq w l0ngq w termq w basis.
Answer:True Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 5
4. Theq w firstq w electr0nicq w dataq w c0mmunicati0nq w systemq w wasq w theq w teleph0neq w devel
0pedq w byq w Alexanderq w Grahamq w Bell.
Answer:False Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.q w 5
5. Theq w firstq w transc0ntinentalq w teleph0neq w serviceq w wasq w establishedq w inq w theq w 1940s.
Answer:False Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.q w 6
6. Anq w Inter-
Exchangeq w Carrierq w (IXC)q w pr0videsq w 0nlyq w l0calq w teleph0neq w servic
esq w t0q w h0mesq w andq w businesses.
Answer:q w False Difficulty:q w Easy Reference: p.q w 6
7. C0mm0nq w carriersq w includeq w theq w RB0Cs,q w IXCs,q w andq w Cableq w TVq w c0mpanies.
Answer:True Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 7
8. Theq w Telec0mmunicati0nsq w Actq w 0fq w 1996q w n0wq w permitsq w theq w RB0C
sq w t0q w pr0qwvideqwl0ngq w distanceq w 0utsideq w theq w regi0nq w inq w whichq w t
heyq w pr0videq w l0calq w tqweleph0neq w services.
Answer:q w True Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 7
9. Theq w Internetq w wasq w startedq w byq w theq w U.S.q w Departmentq w 0
fq w defenseq w inqw1969q w asq w aq w netw0rkq w 0fq w f0urq w c0mputers
q w calledq w ARPANET.
Answer:q w True Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 9
10. Telec0mmunicati0nsq w isq w theq w transmissi0nq w 0fq w v0iceq w andq w vide0q w as
q w wellq w asqwdataqwandqwimpliesqwtransmittingqwaqwl0ngerqwdistanceqwthanqwinqw
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aqwdataqwc0mqwmunicati0nq w netw0rk.
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Answer:False Difficulty:q w M0derate Reference: p.q w 11
