BIS 235 EXAM 2QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is known as a collection of interconnected devices that allow users and systems to
communicate and share resources. - Answers - Network
A _______ is an intelligent device that controls the flow or transmissions in and out of a
network. - Answers - Router
What device forwards transmissions only to ports that are involved in the
communications based on the device's mac address? - Answers - Switch
A ____ provides a physical address to a device because it has a unique ID written on a
chip that is mounted in the card. - Answers - Network interface card
Your PC at your office is connected over wired communications. Your PC has a network
cable that is plugged into your _____ so that your PC can be part of the network. -
Answers - Network Interface card
What type of device would you use to retransmit a signal that it receives, regenerating it
to increase its strength? - Answers - Repeater
The fastest transmission speeds on cables for a wired network are ______, while _____
are the slowest. - Answers - Fiber, Copper
What organization started the project that came to be known as the internet? - Answers
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
You have been included on an IT task force for your university. THe committee's first
priority is wireless access on your campus. The task force chair keeps discussing
increasing enrollment numbers. What principle of architecture is the chair most likely
alluding to? - Answers - Scalability
Which of the following provides a cloud-based platform for running websites and
databases and executing programming languages? - Answers - PaaS
What is defined as the set of protections put in place to safeguard information systems
and/or data from security threats such as unauthorized access, use, disclosure,
disruption, modification or destruction? - Answers - Information security
In order for you to enter the server room at your office, you must have a key to the
room, and then you must have a proper username and password to access the server.
ANSWERS
What is known as a collection of interconnected devices that allow users and systems to
communicate and share resources. - Answers - Network
A _______ is an intelligent device that controls the flow or transmissions in and out of a
network. - Answers - Router
What device forwards transmissions only to ports that are involved in the
communications based on the device's mac address? - Answers - Switch
A ____ provides a physical address to a device because it has a unique ID written on a
chip that is mounted in the card. - Answers - Network interface card
Your PC at your office is connected over wired communications. Your PC has a network
cable that is plugged into your _____ so that your PC can be part of the network. -
Answers - Network Interface card
What type of device would you use to retransmit a signal that it receives, regenerating it
to increase its strength? - Answers - Repeater
The fastest transmission speeds on cables for a wired network are ______, while _____
are the slowest. - Answers - Fiber, Copper
What organization started the project that came to be known as the internet? - Answers
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
You have been included on an IT task force for your university. THe committee's first
priority is wireless access on your campus. The task force chair keeps discussing
increasing enrollment numbers. What principle of architecture is the chair most likely
alluding to? - Answers - Scalability
Which of the following provides a cloud-based platform for running websites and
databases and executing programming languages? - Answers - PaaS
What is defined as the set of protections put in place to safeguard information systems
and/or data from security threats such as unauthorized access, use, disclosure,
disruption, modification or destruction? - Answers - Information security
In order for you to enter the server room at your office, you must have a key to the
room, and then you must have a proper username and password to access the server.
