TEST BANK for Business Data Communications and Networking 14th Edition by Jerry FitzGerald ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED| A+ PASS GUARANTEED

TEST BANK for Business Data Communications
and Networking 14th Edition by Jerry
FitzGerald
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED| A+ PASS GUARANTEED




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, Chapter101

Introduction10to10Data10Communications

True-False10Questions

The10following10are10possible10True/False10questions10for10tests.10The10statement10is10given10and10the1
0answer10is10provided10in10square10brackets.10The10level10of10difficulty10(easy,10moderate,10difficult)10a
nd10the10page10number(s)10relevant10to10the10topic10are10also10furnished.

1. According10to10John10Chambers,10CEO10of10Cisco10(a10leading10networking10technology10c
ompany),10the10information10age10is10the10second10Industrial10Revolution.

Correct10Answer:10True Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.104



2. Due10to10recent10advances10in10high10speed10communication10networks,10the10information10lag,10or10t
he10time10it10takes10for10information10to10be10disseminated10around10the10world,10has10been10significant
ly10shortened.

Correct10Answer:10True Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.4



3. One10perspective10of10data10communications10and10networking10as10stated10in10the10textbook,10exa
mines10the10management10of10networking10technologies,10including10security,10network10design,10and1
0managing10the10network10on10a10day-to-day10basis10and10long10term10basis.


Correct10Answer:10True Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.105



4. The10first10electronic10data10communication10system10was10the10telephone10developed10by10Alexa
nder10Graham10Bell.

Correct10Answer:10False1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.105



5. The10first10transcontinental10telephone10service10was10established10in10the101940s.

Correct10Answer:10False1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.106



6. An10Inter-
Exchange10Carrier10(IXC)10provides10only10local10telephone10services10to10homes10and10businesses.

Correct10Answer:1 0 False1 0 Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.106


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,7. Common10carriers10include10the10RBOCs,10IXCs,10and10Cable10TV10companies.

Correct10Answer:10True Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.107



8. The10Telecommunications10Act10of10199610now10permits10the10RBOCs10to10provide10long10distan
ce10outside10the10region10in10which10they10provide10local10telephone10services.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.107



9. The10Internet10was10started10by10the10U.S.10Department10of10defense10in10196910as10a10network10
of10four10computers10called10ARPANET.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.109



10. Telecommunications10is10the10transmission10of10voice10and10video10as10well10as10data10and10implie
s10transmitting10a10longer10distance10than10in10a10data10communication10network.

Correct10Answer:10False1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.1011



11. A10local10area10network10(LAN)10connects10other10LANs10and10BNs10located10in10different10are
as10to10each10other10and10to10wide10area10networks10in10a10span10from10310to103010miles.

Correct10Answer:1 0 False1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.1013



12. An10intranet10is10a10LAN10that10uses10Internet10technologies10and10is10publicly10available10to10peop
le10outside10of10the10organization.

Correct10Answer:1 0 False1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.1015



13. A10car10manufacturer10may10give10access10to10certain10portions10of10its10network10to10some10of
10its10suppliers10via10Internet.10This10is10an10example10of10an10Extranet.


Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.1015



14. The10OSI10model10is10the10most10widely10used10network10model10to10develop10and10build10networks10to
day.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.1016
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, 15. The10network10layer10is10responsible10for10routing10messages10from10the10source10computer10to10
the10destination10computer.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.1017



16. In10the10OSI10model,10the10application10layer10is10the10end10user‟s10access10to10the10network.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.1018



17. The10application10layer10is10the10seventh10layer10of10the10Internet10model10and10provides10the10end10user‟
s10access10to
the10network.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.1018



18. At10the10transport10layer10in10the10Internet10model,10TCP10is10responsible10for10breaking10large10fil
es10received10from10the10application10layer10into10smaller10packets10and10opening10a10connection10to10
a10server10for10transferring10the10packets.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Difficult Reference:10p.1017



19. Ethernet10is10an10example10of10a10network10layer10protocol.

Correct10Answer:1 0 False1 0 Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.1017



20. Data10communication10standards10enable10each10layer10in10the10sending10computer10to10commun
icate10with10its10corresponding10layer10in10the10receiving10computer.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.1022



21. The10specification10stage10of10the10formal10standardization10process10consists10of10developing10nom
enclature10and10identifying10the10problems10to10be10addressed.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Moderate Reference:10p.1023



22. ANSI10is10a10voting10participant10in10the10ISO.

Correct10Answer:1 0 True1 0 1 0 Difficulty:10Easy10Reference:10p.1023
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