NETWORK AND INTERNET
TECHNOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The basic building block of any network is the _________. - Answer-Transmission line
Business managers are concerned with whether a network has the required _____ to
handle traffic with acceptable _____ at an _____ cost. - Answer-capacity; reliability;
affordable
(T/F) Fiber-optic and wireless transmission are driving the evolution of data
communications. - Answer-True
(T/F) Growth in capacity and a drop in cost has led to data transmission consuming a
smaller chunk of the communications budget for most businesses. - Answer-False
Business managers need to understand how to make the most ______ use of
transmission media within the network. - Answer-efficient
Desktop systems in the workplace are typically interconnected to: - Answer-data
communication equipment, servers, storage technologies, communication closets,
server rooms, data centers
(T/F) The key to success for applications, software, and networks is that all devices
speak the same language. - Answer-True
(T/F) As a result of the adoption of standards, equipment from multiple vendors can be
used in a single network. - Answer-True
______ architecture provides specialized services such as database functions, file
storage, printing, and other shared services. - Answer-Client/server
(T/F) A common type of network is the LAN (local area network). - Answer-True
The dominant LAN architecture is ______. - Answer-Ethernet
Within a LAN, business managers make choices about: - Answer-transmission rates,
the combination of wired and wireless
(T/F) As opposed to LANs, WANs (wide area networks) cover a smaller geographic
area. - Answer-False
, There are several key distinctions between LANs and WANs: - Answer-geographic
scope, ownership of communications equipment, and data rates
As companies increasingly rely on networks, the need for security: - Answer-Increases
(T/F) Compared to the early years of data communications when the key focus was
functionality and performance, today the key focus for businesses is management. -
Answer-True
Standards are a very important part of the data communications landscape. Several of
the most important standard-setting organizations are: - Answer-ISOC, ITU-T, ISO,
IEEE, and NIST
The volume of communications traffic being transported over business networks is
_____. - Answer-increasing
Audio, data, image and video are basic information sources that are useful categories
for the _____ and _____ of enterprise networks. - Answer-analysis; design
Business information can be transmitted in: - Answer-both digital and analog form
(T/F) A digital system uses a sequence of discrete values to represent information. -
Answer-True
Traditional business applications of audio services are: - Answer-telephony,
telemarketing, voicemail, audio conferencing, interactive voice response systems, call
centers
Audio services may be provided to a business by: - Answer-long-distance carriers,
leased line arrangements, competitive local exchange services (CLECs), local
telephone companies, private networking facilities and enterprise networks, cloud-
computing alternatives, cellular networks
A _____ ______ ______ is an on-premise telephone switch that interconnects
telephones at that location that provides outside access to the _____ _____ _____. -
Answer-private branch exchange; public telephone system
The term for information that can be represented by a finite alphabet of symbols, such
as the numbers 0 through 9 or the symbols represented on a computer keyboard, is: -
Answer-data
What character set in use today is the most common format for English-language text
files? - Answer-ASCII
TECHNOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The basic building block of any network is the _________. - Answer-Transmission line
Business managers are concerned with whether a network has the required _____ to
handle traffic with acceptable _____ at an _____ cost. - Answer-capacity; reliability;
affordable
(T/F) Fiber-optic and wireless transmission are driving the evolution of data
communications. - Answer-True
(T/F) Growth in capacity and a drop in cost has led to data transmission consuming a
smaller chunk of the communications budget for most businesses. - Answer-False
Business managers need to understand how to make the most ______ use of
transmission media within the network. - Answer-efficient
Desktop systems in the workplace are typically interconnected to: - Answer-data
communication equipment, servers, storage technologies, communication closets,
server rooms, data centers
(T/F) The key to success for applications, software, and networks is that all devices
speak the same language. - Answer-True
(T/F) As a result of the adoption of standards, equipment from multiple vendors can be
used in a single network. - Answer-True
______ architecture provides specialized services such as database functions, file
storage, printing, and other shared services. - Answer-Client/server
(T/F) A common type of network is the LAN (local area network). - Answer-True
The dominant LAN architecture is ______. - Answer-Ethernet
Within a LAN, business managers make choices about: - Answer-transmission rates,
the combination of wired and wireless
(T/F) As opposed to LANs, WANs (wide area networks) cover a smaller geographic
area. - Answer-False
, There are several key distinctions between LANs and WANs: - Answer-geographic
scope, ownership of communications equipment, and data rates
As companies increasingly rely on networks, the need for security: - Answer-Increases
(T/F) Compared to the early years of data communications when the key focus was
functionality and performance, today the key focus for businesses is management. -
Answer-True
Standards are a very important part of the data communications landscape. Several of
the most important standard-setting organizations are: - Answer-ISOC, ITU-T, ISO,
IEEE, and NIST
The volume of communications traffic being transported over business networks is
_____. - Answer-increasing
Audio, data, image and video are basic information sources that are useful categories
for the _____ and _____ of enterprise networks. - Answer-analysis; design
Business information can be transmitted in: - Answer-both digital and analog form
(T/F) A digital system uses a sequence of discrete values to represent information. -
Answer-True
Traditional business applications of audio services are: - Answer-telephony,
telemarketing, voicemail, audio conferencing, interactive voice response systems, call
centers
Audio services may be provided to a business by: - Answer-long-distance carriers,
leased line arrangements, competitive local exchange services (CLECs), local
telephone companies, private networking facilities and enterprise networks, cloud-
computing alternatives, cellular networks
A _____ ______ ______ is an on-premise telephone switch that interconnects
telephones at that location that provides outside access to the _____ _____ _____. -
Answer-private branch exchange; public telephone system
The term for information that can be represented by a finite alphabet of symbols, such
as the numbers 0 through 9 or the symbols represented on a computer keyboard, is: -
Answer-data
What character set in use today is the most common format for English-language text
files? - Answer-ASCII
