Test Bank For
n. n.
Business Data Com n. n.
munications and N n. n.
etworking, 14th edi n. n.
tion by FitzGerald,
n. n. n
.
Dennis, Durcikova n.
, Chaptern.1
Introductionn.ton.Datan.Communications
True-Falsen.Questions
Then.followingn.aren.possiblen.True/Falsen.questionsn.forn.tests.n.Then.statementn.isn.givenn.andn.then.
answern.isn.providedn.inn.squaren.brackets.n.Then.leveln.ofn.difficultyn.(easy,n.moderate,n.difficult)n.an
dn.then.pagen.number(s)n.relevantn.ton.then.topicn.aren.alson.furnished.
1. Accordingn.ton.Johnn.Chambers,n.CEOn.ofn.Ciscon.(an.leadingn.networkingn.technologyn.comp
any),n.then.informationn.agen.isn.then.secondn.Industrialn.Revolution.
Answer:True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.4
2. Duen.ton.recentn.advancesn.inn.highn.speedn.communicationn.networks,n.then.informationn.lag,n.
orn.then.timen.itn.takesn.forn.informationn.ton.ben.disseminatedn.aroundn.then.world,n.hasn.been
n.significantlyn.shortened.
Answer:True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.4
3. Onen.perspectiven.ofn.datan.communicationsn.andn.networkingn.asn.statedn.inn.then.textbook,n.exa
minesn.then.managementn.ofn.networkingn.technologies,n.includingn.security,n.networkn.desig
n,n.andn.managingn.then.networkn.onn.an.day-to-dayn.basisn.andn.longn.termn.basis.
Answer:True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n . p.n.5
4. Then.firstn.electronicn.datan.communicationn.systemn.wasn.then.telephonen.developedn.byn.Alexa
ndern.Grahamn.Bell.
Answer:False Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.5
5. Then.firstn.transcontinentaln.telephonen.servicen.wasn.establishedn.inn.then.1940s.
Answer:False Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.6
6. Ann.Inter-
Exchangen.Carriern.(IXC)n.providesn.onlyn.localn.telephonen.servicesn.ton.homesn.andn.busi
nesses.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.6
7. Commonn.carriersn.includen.then.RBOCs,n.IXCs,n.andn.Cablen.TVn.companies.
Answer:True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.7
8. Then.Telecommunicationsn.Actn.ofn.1996n.nown.permitsn.then.RBOCsn.ton.providen.longn.dist
ancen.outsiden.then.regionn.inn.whichn.theyn.providen.localn.telephonen.services.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.7
9. Then.Internetn.wasn.startedn.byn.then.U.S.n.Departmentn.ofn.defensen.inn.1969n.asn.an.networkn.
ofn.fourn.computersn.calledn.ARPANET.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n . p.n.9
10. Telecommunicationsn.isn.then.transmissionn.ofn.voicen.andn.videon.asn.welln.asn.datan.andn.i
mpliesn.transmittingn.an.longern.distancen.thann.inn.an.datan.communicationn.network.
Answer:False Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.11
,11. An.localn.arean.networkn.(LAN)n.connectsn.othern.LANsn.andn.BNsn.locatedn.inn.differentn.areasn.t
on.eachn.othern.andn.ton.widen.arean.networksn.inn.an.spann.fromn.3n.ton.30n.miles.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.13
12. Ann.intranetn.isn.an.LANn.thatn.usesn.Internetn.technologiesn.andn.isn.publiclyn.availablen.ton.
peoplen.outsiden.ofn.then.organization.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.15
13. An.carn.manufacturern.mayn.given.accessn.ton.certainn.portionsn.ofn.itsn.networkn.ton.somen.ofn.itsn.s
uppliersn.vian.Internet.n.Thisn.isn.ann.examplen.ofn.ann.Extranet.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.15
14. Then.OSIn.modeln.isn.then.mostn.widelyn.usedn.networkn.modeln.ton.developn.andn.buildn.networksn.today.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.16
15. Then.networkn.layern.isn.responsiblen.forn.routingn.messagesn.fromn.then.sourcen.computern.
ton.then.destinationn.computer.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.17
16. Inn.then.OSIn.model,n.then.applicationn.layern.isn.then.endn.user‟sn.accessn.ton.then.network.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.18
17. Then.applicationn.layern.isn.then.seventhn.layern.ofn.then.Internetn.modeln.andn.providesn.then.end
n.user‟sn.accessn.ton.then.network.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.18
18. Atn.then.transportn.layern.inn.then.Internetn.model,n.TCPn.isn.responsiblen.forn.breakingn.largen.fi
lesn.receivedn.fromn.then.applicationn.layern.inton.smallern.packetsn.andn.openingn.an.connectionn.t
on.an.servern.forn.transferringn.then.packets.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Difficult Reference:n . p.n.17
19. Ethernetn.isn.ann.examplen.ofn.an.networkn.layern.protocol.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.17
20. Datan.communicationn.standardsn.enablen.eachn.layern.inn.then.sendingn.computern.ton.commun
icaten.withn.itsn.correspondingn.layern.inn.then.receivingn.computer.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.22
21. Then.specificationn.stagen.ofn.then.formaln.standardizationn.processn.consistsn.ofn.develo
pingn.nomenclaturen.andn.identifyingn.then.problemsn.ton.ben.addressed.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n . p.n.23
22. ANSIn.isn.an.votingn.participantn.inn.then.ISO.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.23
23. Passiven.opticaln.networking,n.an.keyn.trendn.forn.then.future,n.meansn.thatn.virtuallyn.anyn.comput
ern.willn.ben.ablen.ton.communicaten.withn.anyn.othern.computern.inn.then.world.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n.p.n.26
, 24. Then.highn.bandwidthn.requirementsn.(highn.communicationsn.needs)n.forn.videon.haven.slowe
dn.itsn.integrationn.inton.computern.networks.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n.p.n.28
25. Ann.Applicationn.Servicen.Providern.(ASP)n.developsn.an.specificn.systemn.andn.companiesn.purc
hasen.orn.rentn.then.servicen.withoutn.installingn.then.systemn.onn.theirn.ownn.computers.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n.p.n.29
MULTIPLEn.CHOICE
Then.followingn.aren.possiblen.multiple-
choicen.questionsn.forn.tests.n.Then.questionn.isn.posedn.andn.then.answern.isn.providedn.undern.then.ch
oices.n.Then.leveln.ofn.difficultyn.(easy,n.moderate,n.difficult)n.andn.then.pagen.number(s)n.relevantn.to
n.then.topicn.isn.alson.furnished.
1. Datan.communicationsn.andn.networkingn.cann.ben.consideredn.asn.an.globaln.arean.ofn.studyn.because:
a. newn.technologiesn.andn.applicationsn.emergen . fromn.an . varietyn.ofn.countriesn.andn.sp
readn.aroundn.then.world
b. then.technologiesn.enablen.globaln.communication
c. then.politicaln.andn.regulatoryn.issuesn.aren.exactlyn.then.samen.inn.everyn.country
d. an.andn.b
e. nonen.ofn.then.above
Answer:n.D Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.4
2. Inn.1970,n.an.keyn.decisionn.regardingn.MCI:
a. setn.upn.then.Telecommunicationsn.Competitionn.andn.Deregulationn.Act
b. permittedn.MCIn.ton.providen.limitedn.longn.distancen.servicen.inn.then.U.S.
c. permittedn.telephonen.and/orn.computern.equipmentn.thatn.wasn.notn.manufacturedn.byn
.Belln.Telephonen.ton.ben.connectedn.ton.AT&T‟sn.network
d. dividedn.AT&Tn.inton.twon.parts:n.onen.partn.forn.longn.distancen.service,n.andn.an.secon
dn.part,n.comprisedn.ofn.sevenn.operatingn.companies,n.forn.localn.telephonen.service
e. setn.upn.deregulationn.forn.internationaln.telecommunicationsn.marketsn.inn.68n.countries
Answer:n.B Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.6
3. Inn.1984,n.an.federaln.judgen.broken.upn.an.highlyn.contestedn.telephonen.servicen.monopolyn.and:
a. setn.upn.then.Telecommunicationsn.Competitionn.andn.Deregulationn.Act
b. permittedn.MCIn.ton.providen.limitedn.longn.distancen.servicen.inn.then.U.S.
c. permittedn.telephonen.and/orn.computern.equipmentn.thatn.wasn.notn.manufacturedn.
byn.Belln.Telephonen.ton.ben.connectedn.ton.AT&T‟sn.network
d. dividedn.AT&Tn.inton.twon.parts:n.onen.partn.forn.longn.distancen.service,n.andn.an.se
condn.part,n.comprisedn.ofn.sevenn.regionaln.operatingn.companies,n.forn.localn.telep
honen.service
e. setn.upn.deregulationn.forn.internationaln.telecommunicationsn.marketsn.inn.68n.countries
Answer:n.D Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.6
n. n.
Business Data Com n. n.
munications and N n. n.
etworking, 14th edi n. n.
tion by FitzGerald,
n. n. n
.
Dennis, Durcikova n.
, Chaptern.1
Introductionn.ton.Datan.Communications
True-Falsen.Questions
Then.followingn.aren.possiblen.True/Falsen.questionsn.forn.tests.n.Then.statementn.isn.givenn.andn.then.
answern.isn.providedn.inn.squaren.brackets.n.Then.leveln.ofn.difficultyn.(easy,n.moderate,n.difficult)n.an
dn.then.pagen.number(s)n.relevantn.ton.then.topicn.aren.alson.furnished.
1. Accordingn.ton.Johnn.Chambers,n.CEOn.ofn.Ciscon.(an.leadingn.networkingn.technologyn.comp
any),n.then.informationn.agen.isn.then.secondn.Industrialn.Revolution.
Answer:True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.4
2. Duen.ton.recentn.advancesn.inn.highn.speedn.communicationn.networks,n.then.informationn.lag,n.
orn.then.timen.itn.takesn.forn.informationn.ton.ben.disseminatedn.aroundn.then.world,n.hasn.been
n.significantlyn.shortened.
Answer:True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.4
3. Onen.perspectiven.ofn.datan.communicationsn.andn.networkingn.asn.statedn.inn.then.textbook,n.exa
minesn.then.managementn.ofn.networkingn.technologies,n.includingn.security,n.networkn.desig
n,n.andn.managingn.then.networkn.onn.an.day-to-dayn.basisn.andn.longn.termn.basis.
Answer:True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n . p.n.5
4. Then.firstn.electronicn.datan.communicationn.systemn.wasn.then.telephonen.developedn.byn.Alexa
ndern.Grahamn.Bell.
Answer:False Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.5
5. Then.firstn.transcontinentaln.telephonen.servicen.wasn.establishedn.inn.then.1940s.
Answer:False Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.6
6. Ann.Inter-
Exchangen.Carriern.(IXC)n.providesn.onlyn.localn.telephonen.servicesn.ton.homesn.andn.busi
nesses.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.6
7. Commonn.carriersn.includen.then.RBOCs,n.IXCs,n.andn.Cablen.TVn.companies.
Answer:True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.7
8. Then.Telecommunicationsn.Actn.ofn.1996n.nown.permitsn.then.RBOCsn.ton.providen.longn.dist
ancen.outsiden.then.regionn.inn.whichn.theyn.providen.localn.telephonen.services.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.7
9. Then.Internetn.wasn.startedn.byn.then.U.S.n.Departmentn.ofn.defensen.inn.1969n.asn.an.networkn.
ofn.fourn.computersn.calledn.ARPANET.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n . p.n.9
10. Telecommunicationsn.isn.then.transmissionn.ofn.voicen.andn.videon.asn.welln.asn.datan.andn.i
mpliesn.transmittingn.an.longern.distancen.thann.inn.an.datan.communicationn.network.
Answer:False Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.11
,11. An.localn.arean.networkn.(LAN)n.connectsn.othern.LANsn.andn.BNsn.locatedn.inn.differentn.areasn.t
on.eachn.othern.andn.ton.widen.arean.networksn.inn.an.spann.fromn.3n.ton.30n.miles.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.13
12. Ann.intranetn.isn.an.LANn.thatn.usesn.Internetn.technologiesn.andn.isn.publiclyn.availablen.ton.
peoplen.outsiden.ofn.then.organization.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.15
13. An.carn.manufacturern.mayn.given.accessn.ton.certainn.portionsn.ofn.itsn.networkn.ton.somen.ofn.itsn.s
uppliersn.vian.Internet.n.Thisn.isn.ann.examplen.ofn.ann.Extranet.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.15
14. Then.OSIn.modeln.isn.then.mostn.widelyn.usedn.networkn.modeln.ton.developn.andn.buildn.networksn.today.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.16
15. Then.networkn.layern.isn.responsiblen.forn.routingn.messagesn.fromn.then.sourcen.computern.
ton.then.destinationn.computer.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.17
16. Inn.then.OSIn.model,n.then.applicationn.layern.isn.then.endn.user‟sn.accessn.ton.then.network.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.18
17. Then.applicationn.layern.isn.then.seventhn.layern.ofn.then.Internetn.modeln.andn.providesn.then.end
n.user‟sn.accessn.ton.then.network.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n. Moderate Reference:n . p.n.18
18. Atn.then.transportn.layern.inn.then.Internetn.model,n.TCPn.isn.responsiblen.forn.breakingn.largen.fi
lesn.receivedn.fromn.then.applicationn.layern.inton.smallern.packetsn.andn.openingn.an.connectionn.t
on.an.servern.forn.transferringn.then.packets.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Difficult Reference:n . p.n.17
19. Ethernetn.isn.ann.examplen.ofn.an.networkn.layern.protocol.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.17
20. Datan.communicationn.standardsn.enablen.eachn.layern.inn.then.sendingn.computern.ton.commun
icaten.withn.itsn.correspondingn.layern.inn.then.receivingn.computer.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.22
21. Then.specificationn.stagen.ofn.then.formaln.standardizationn.processn.consistsn.ofn.develo
pingn.nomenclaturen.andn.identifyingn.then.problemsn.ton.ben.addressed.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n . p.n.23
22. ANSIn.isn.an.votingn.participantn.inn.then.ISO.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.23
23. Passiven.opticaln.networking,n.an.keyn.trendn.forn.then.future,n.meansn.thatn.virtuallyn.anyn.comput
ern.willn.ben.ablen.ton.communicaten.withn.anyn.othern.computern.inn.then.world.
Answer:n.False Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n.p.n.26
, 24. Then.highn.bandwidthn.requirementsn.(highn.communicationsn.needs)n.forn.videon.haven.slowe
dn.itsn.integrationn.inton.computern.networks.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n.p.n.28
25. Ann.Applicationn.Servicen.Providern.(ASP)n.developsn.an.specificn.systemn.andn.companiesn.purc
hasen.orn.rentn.then.servicen.withoutn.installingn.then.systemn.onn.theirn.ownn.computers.
Answer:n.True Difficulty:n.Moderate Reference:n.p.n.29
MULTIPLEn.CHOICE
Then.followingn.aren.possiblen.multiple-
choicen.questionsn.forn.tests.n.Then.questionn.isn.posedn.andn.then.answern.isn.providedn.undern.then.ch
oices.n.Then.leveln.ofn.difficultyn.(easy,n.moderate,n.difficult)n.andn.then.pagen.number(s)n.relevantn.to
n.then.topicn.isn.alson.furnished.
1. Datan.communicationsn.andn.networkingn.cann.ben.consideredn.asn.an.globaln.arean.ofn.studyn.because:
a. newn.technologiesn.andn.applicationsn.emergen . fromn.an . varietyn.ofn.countriesn.andn.sp
readn.aroundn.then.world
b. then.technologiesn.enablen.globaln.communication
c. then.politicaln.andn.regulatoryn.issuesn.aren.exactlyn.then.samen.inn.everyn.country
d. an.andn.b
e. nonen.ofn.then.above
Answer:n.D Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.4
2. Inn.1970,n.an.keyn.decisionn.regardingn.MCI:
a. setn.upn.then.Telecommunicationsn.Competitionn.andn.Deregulationn.Act
b. permittedn.MCIn.ton.providen.limitedn.longn.distancen.servicen.inn.then.U.S.
c. permittedn.telephonen.and/orn.computern.equipmentn.thatn.wasn.notn.manufacturedn.byn
.Belln.Telephonen.ton.ben.connectedn.ton.AT&T‟sn.network
d. dividedn.AT&Tn.inton.twon.parts:n.onen.partn.forn.longn.distancen.service,n.andn.an.secon
dn.part,n.comprisedn.ofn.sevenn.operatingn.companies,n.forn.localn.telephonen.service
e. setn.upn.deregulationn.forn.internationaln.telecommunicationsn.marketsn.inn.68n.countries
Answer:n.B Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.6
3. Inn.1984,n.an.federaln.judgen.broken.upn.an.highlyn.contestedn.telephonen.servicen.monopolyn.and:
a. setn.upn.then.Telecommunicationsn.Competitionn.andn.Deregulationn.Act
b. permittedn.MCIn.ton.providen.limitedn.longn.distancen.servicen.inn.then.U.S.
c. permittedn.telephonen.and/orn.computern.equipmentn.thatn.wasn.notn.manufacturedn.
byn.Belln.Telephonen.ton.ben.connectedn.ton.AT&T‟sn.network
d. dividedn.AT&Tn.inton.twon.parts:n.onen.partn.forn.longn.distancen.service,n.andn.an.se
condn.part,n.comprisedn.ofn.sevenn.regionaln.operatingn.companies,n.forn.localn.telep
honen.service
e. setn.upn.deregulationn.forn.internationaln.telecommunicationsn.marketsn.inn.68n.countries
Answer:n.D Difficulty:n.Easy Reference:n . p.n.6
