ITN 100 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A ___________ is similar to an intranet in that it uses Internet technologies, but is
developed for users outside the organization - Answers :Extranet
In the Internet model, the application layer corresponds to the ________, layer(s) s of
the OSI model - Answers :session, presentation and application
Which of the following is true about ISO - Answers :-It makes technical
recommendations about data communications interfaces
-Its name stands for International Organization for Standardization
-It is based in Geneva, Switzerland
-It is one of the most important standards-making bodies
-All of the above!!!
Which of the following is not an application layer standard? - Answers :T1
A local area network is - Answers :a group of personal computers or terminals located in
the same general area and connected by a common cable (communication circuit) so
they can exchange information
Due to recent advances in high speed communication networks, the information lag, or
the time it takes for information to be disseminated around the world, has been
significantly shortened - Answers :True
The primary reason for networking standards is to: - Answers :ensure that hardware and
software produced by different vendors can work together
Which of the following is not an important future trend in communication and
networking? - Answers :development of online batch systems
The network layer is responsible for routing messages from the source computer to the
destination computer - Answers :True
Which of the following is a term used to group together the physical and data link
layers? - Answers :Hardware layers
Which of the following is not a function of the data link layer? - Answers :specifying the
type of connection, and the electrical signals, radio waves, or light pulses that pass
through it
One perspective of data communications and networking as stated in the textbook,
examines the management of networking technologies, including security, network
design, and managing the network on a day-to-day basis and long term basis - Answers
:True
,The three stages of the de juro standardization process are ______________________
- Answers :specification, identification of choices and acceptance
At the transport layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible for breaking large files
received from the application layer into smaller packets and opening a connection to a
server for transferring the packets - Answers :True
Which is not a function of the physical layer: - Answers :providing error-free
transmission of data
According to John Chambers, CEO of Cisco (a leading networking technology
company), the information age is the second Industrial Revolution - Answers :True
Telecommunications is the transmission of voice and video as well as data and implies
transmitting a longer distance than in a data communication network - Answers :True
A backbone network is - Answers :a high speed central network that connects other
networks in a distance spanning up to several miles
In which layer of the Internet model would the HTTP standard be used? - Answers
:application
The application layer is the seventh layer of the Internet model and provides the end
user's access to the network - Answers :False
The _________ layer is responsible for routing of messages from the sender to the final
destination - Answers :network layer
Data communication standards enable each layer in the sending computer to
communicate with its corresponding layer in the receiving computer - Answers :True
The function of the file server is to - Answers :Correct store data and software programs
that can be used by client computers on the network
Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for ensuring that all packets sent are
received by the destination station by dealing with end-to-end issues? - Answers
:transport Layer
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - Answers :is the coordinating
organization for the United States' national system of standards
Which of the following is not true about de juro standards? - Answers :They are always
developed before de facto standards.
,A(n) _____________ is a set of rules that determine what a layer would do and
provides a clearly defined set of messages that software at the layer needs to
understand - Answers :protocol
___________ is an orderly close to a dialogue between end users - Answers :Session
termination
A(n) _________ is a LAN that uses the same technologies as the Internet but is
provided to invited users outside the organization who access it over the Internet -
Answers :extranet
Which standards body is responsible for the development of local area network (LAN)
standards? - Answers :IEEE
In a host-based system with a mainframe, upgrades to the host are _____________ -
Answers :Lumpy
Which of the following is not a general function by any application program? - Answers
:application access storage
With a client-based network, one fundamental problem is that: - Answers :all data on the
server must travel to the client for processing
_________ is an application program function that deals with storing and retrieving data
- Answers :data storage
The standard protocol for communication between a Web browser and a Web server is
the web protocol - Answers :False
____________ is not an important middleware standard - Answers :Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM)
Scalability refers to the ability to increase or decrease the capacity of the computing
infrastructure in response to changing capacity needs - Answers :True
In the three tier architecture the software on the client computer is responsible
for____________ - Answers :presentation logic
Cloud computing is now available on the client side (i.e. the desktop) - Answers :True
An N-tiered architecture - Answers :is generally more "scalable" than a three-tiered
architecture
Which of the following is not a user agent package? - Answers :Microsoft Word
, To use the Web, each client computer requires a data link layer software package
called a Web browser - Answers :False
________ is the presentation of information to the user and the acceptance of the user's
commands - Answers :presentation logic
To get a page from the Web, a user must type in a URL, which stands for: - Answers
:Uniform Resource Locator
As the demand for more and more network applications grow; host-based computing
becomes the best solution - Answers :False
A "thin client" approach places most of the application logic on the client - Answers
:False
In a client-server network, _________ gets software from different vendors to work
together - Answers :middleware
The acronym, MIME, refers to: - Answers :multipurpose internet mail extension
The protocol that makes it possible for a Macintosh web browser to be able to retrieve a
Web page from a Microsoft Web server is called _____________________ - Answers
:Hypertext Transfer Protocol
There are optional and required parts of an HTTP request. They are: - Answers :request
line, request header, request body
The ________________ cloud deployment model provides the highest levels of control,
privacy and security - Answers :private
With the "thin client" architecture, when an application changes, only the _________
with the application logic needs to be updated - Answers :server
A(n) __________ is the way in which the functions of the application layer software are
spread among the clients and servers in the network - Answers :application architecture
The World Wide Web was conceived at University of Utah as part of the development of
the Internet - Answers :False
Host-based and client-based networks are similar in that the client computer performs
most of the work - Answers :False
A ________ is a group of computers linked together so that they act as one computer -
Answers :server farm
A ___________ is similar to an intranet in that it uses Internet technologies, but is
developed for users outside the organization - Answers :Extranet
In the Internet model, the application layer corresponds to the ________, layer(s) s of
the OSI model - Answers :session, presentation and application
Which of the following is true about ISO - Answers :-It makes technical
recommendations about data communications interfaces
-Its name stands for International Organization for Standardization
-It is based in Geneva, Switzerland
-It is one of the most important standards-making bodies
-All of the above!!!
Which of the following is not an application layer standard? - Answers :T1
A local area network is - Answers :a group of personal computers or terminals located in
the same general area and connected by a common cable (communication circuit) so
they can exchange information
Due to recent advances in high speed communication networks, the information lag, or
the time it takes for information to be disseminated around the world, has been
significantly shortened - Answers :True
The primary reason for networking standards is to: - Answers :ensure that hardware and
software produced by different vendors can work together
Which of the following is not an important future trend in communication and
networking? - Answers :development of online batch systems
The network layer is responsible for routing messages from the source computer to the
destination computer - Answers :True
Which of the following is a term used to group together the physical and data link
layers? - Answers :Hardware layers
Which of the following is not a function of the data link layer? - Answers :specifying the
type of connection, and the electrical signals, radio waves, or light pulses that pass
through it
One perspective of data communications and networking as stated in the textbook,
examines the management of networking technologies, including security, network
design, and managing the network on a day-to-day basis and long term basis - Answers
:True
,The three stages of the de juro standardization process are ______________________
- Answers :specification, identification of choices and acceptance
At the transport layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible for breaking large files
received from the application layer into smaller packets and opening a connection to a
server for transferring the packets - Answers :True
Which is not a function of the physical layer: - Answers :providing error-free
transmission of data
According to John Chambers, CEO of Cisco (a leading networking technology
company), the information age is the second Industrial Revolution - Answers :True
Telecommunications is the transmission of voice and video as well as data and implies
transmitting a longer distance than in a data communication network - Answers :True
A backbone network is - Answers :a high speed central network that connects other
networks in a distance spanning up to several miles
In which layer of the Internet model would the HTTP standard be used? - Answers
:application
The application layer is the seventh layer of the Internet model and provides the end
user's access to the network - Answers :False
The _________ layer is responsible for routing of messages from the sender to the final
destination - Answers :network layer
Data communication standards enable each layer in the sending computer to
communicate with its corresponding layer in the receiving computer - Answers :True
The function of the file server is to - Answers :Correct store data and software programs
that can be used by client computers on the network
Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for ensuring that all packets sent are
received by the destination station by dealing with end-to-end issues? - Answers
:transport Layer
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - Answers :is the coordinating
organization for the United States' national system of standards
Which of the following is not true about de juro standards? - Answers :They are always
developed before de facto standards.
,A(n) _____________ is a set of rules that determine what a layer would do and
provides a clearly defined set of messages that software at the layer needs to
understand - Answers :protocol
___________ is an orderly close to a dialogue between end users - Answers :Session
termination
A(n) _________ is a LAN that uses the same technologies as the Internet but is
provided to invited users outside the organization who access it over the Internet -
Answers :extranet
Which standards body is responsible for the development of local area network (LAN)
standards? - Answers :IEEE
In a host-based system with a mainframe, upgrades to the host are _____________ -
Answers :Lumpy
Which of the following is not a general function by any application program? - Answers
:application access storage
With a client-based network, one fundamental problem is that: - Answers :all data on the
server must travel to the client for processing
_________ is an application program function that deals with storing and retrieving data
- Answers :data storage
The standard protocol for communication between a Web browser and a Web server is
the web protocol - Answers :False
____________ is not an important middleware standard - Answers :Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM)
Scalability refers to the ability to increase or decrease the capacity of the computing
infrastructure in response to changing capacity needs - Answers :True
In the three tier architecture the software on the client computer is responsible
for____________ - Answers :presentation logic
Cloud computing is now available on the client side (i.e. the desktop) - Answers :True
An N-tiered architecture - Answers :is generally more "scalable" than a three-tiered
architecture
Which of the following is not a user agent package? - Answers :Microsoft Word
, To use the Web, each client computer requires a data link layer software package
called a Web browser - Answers :False
________ is the presentation of information to the user and the acceptance of the user's
commands - Answers :presentation logic
To get a page from the Web, a user must type in a URL, which stands for: - Answers
:Uniform Resource Locator
As the demand for more and more network applications grow; host-based computing
becomes the best solution - Answers :False
A "thin client" approach places most of the application logic on the client - Answers
:False
In a client-server network, _________ gets software from different vendors to work
together - Answers :middleware
The acronym, MIME, refers to: - Answers :multipurpose internet mail extension
The protocol that makes it possible for a Macintosh web browser to be able to retrieve a
Web page from a Microsoft Web server is called _____________________ - Answers
:Hypertext Transfer Protocol
There are optional and required parts of an HTTP request. They are: - Answers :request
line, request header, request body
The ________________ cloud deployment model provides the highest levels of control,
privacy and security - Answers :private
With the "thin client" architecture, when an application changes, only the _________
with the application logic needs to be updated - Answers :server
A(n) __________ is the way in which the functions of the application layer software are
spread among the clients and servers in the network - Answers :application architecture
The World Wide Web was conceived at University of Utah as part of the development of
the Internet - Answers :False
Host-based and client-based networks are similar in that the client computer performs
most of the work - Answers :False
A ________ is a group of computers linked together so that they act as one computer -
Answers :server farm
