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the information age is the second Industrial Revolution.
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2. Due to recent advances in high speed communication networks, the i
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Answer:True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p.4
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the management of networking technologies, including security,
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network design, and managing the network on a day-to-
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day basis and long term basis.
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Answer:True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. M ! 5
4. The first electronic data communication system was the telephone develop
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Answer:False Difficulty: Easy M! Reference: p. 5 M !
5. The first transcontinental telephone service was
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Answer:False Difficulty: Easy Reference: M! p. M ! 6
6. An Inter-
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omes and businesses.
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Answer: M ! False Difficulty: Easy M ! M ! Reference: p. M ! M ! M ! M ! 6
7. Common M ! carriers M ! include the RBOCs, IXCs, M ! M ! M ! M ! and M ! Cable TV companies.M ! M !
Answer:True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: M! M ! M ! M ! p. M ! 7
8. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 now permits the RBOCs to p
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rovide long distance outside the region in which they provide local tel
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Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
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9. The Internet was started by the U.S. Department of defense in
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1969 as a network of fourcomputers called ARPANET.
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Answer: True Difficulty:
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10. Telecommunications is the transmission of voice and video as well M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
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Answer:False Difficulty: Moderate
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, 11. A local area network (LAN) connects other LANs and BNs located
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in different areas to each
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other and to wide area networks in a span from M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
M !3 to 30 miles.
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Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate
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12. An intranet is a LAN that uses Internet technologies and
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outside of the organization. M ! M ! M !
Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate
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13. A car manufacturer may give access to certain portions of its net
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work to some of its suppliers
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via Internet. This is an example of an Extranet. M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
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14. The OSI model is the most widely used
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! network M ! model to devel M ! M !
op and build networks today.
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Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
M ! Reference: M! p. M ! 16
15. The network layer is responsible for routing messages from
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the source computer to the
M ! destination computer.
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Answer: True M ! Difficulty: Easy M! Reference: p. 17 M !
16. In M ! the M ! OSI model, the
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twork.
Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
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17. The application layer is the seventh layer of the
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Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
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18. At the transport layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible
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Answer: True M ! Difficulty: Difficult M ! Reference: p.
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19. Ethernet is an M ! M ! M ! example M ! of a network layer
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Answer: False Difficulty: Easy
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20. Data communication standards enable each layer in
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puter to communicate
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with its corresponding layer in the M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! receiving comput M !
er.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy
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21. The specification stage of the formal standardization process consists
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nomenclature and identifying the problems to be ad M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
dressed.
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22. ANSI is a voting M ! M ! M ! M ! participant in the ISO. M ! M ! M !
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BusinessData !M
Communications
andNetworking,
xM!xM! !M
13thEdition by
xM!xM! !M xx
FitzGerald,Dennis, D
xM!xM! M!
urcikova
, Chapter 1 M!
Introduction to Data Communications M ! M ! M !
True-False Questions M!
The following are possible True/False questions for tests. The statement
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
M ! M ! is
given and the answer
M ! M ! is providedM in! square bracket
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s. The
M ! M ! level ofM ! Mdifficulty (easy,
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!the page
M ! number(s) relevant to the topic are also furnished.
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1. According to John Chambers, CEO of Cisco (a leading networking te
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
chnology company), M!
the information age is the second Industrial Revolution.
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
Answer:True Difficulty: Easy M! Reference: p. M ! 4
2. Due to recent advances in high speed communication networks, the i
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
nformation lag, or the M! M ! M !
time it takes for information to be disseminated arou M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
nd the world, has been significantly shortened.
M ! M! M ! M ! M !
Answer:True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p.4
3. One perspective of data communications and networking as stated in the
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
M !textbook, examines M!
the management of networking technologies, including security,
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
network design, and managing the network on a day-to-
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
day basis and long term basis.
M ! M ! M ! M! M !
Answer:True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. M ! 5
4. The first electronic data communication system was the telephone develop
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
ed by Alexander Graham Bell.
M ! M ! M !
Answer:False Difficulty: Easy M! Reference: p. 5 M !
5. The first transcontinental telephone service was
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! established in the 1940s. M ! M ! M !
Answer:False Difficulty: Easy Reference: M! p. M ! 6
6. An Inter-
M !
Exchange Carrier (IXC) provides only local telephone services to h
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
omes and businesses.
M !
Answer: M ! False Difficulty: Easy M ! M ! Reference: p. M ! M ! M ! M ! 6
7. Common M ! carriers M ! include the RBOCs, IXCs, M ! M ! M ! M ! and M ! Cable TV companies.M ! M !
Answer:True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: M! M ! M ! M ! p. M ! 7
8. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 now permits the RBOCs to p
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
rovide long distance outside the region in which they provide local tel
M! M! M ! M! M ! M! M! M ! M! M! M !
ephone services. M!
Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
M ! Reference: M! M ! M ! M ! p. M ! 7
9. The Internet was started by the U.S. Department of defense in
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
1969 as a network of fourcomputers called ARPANET.
M ! M ! M ! M! M ! M ! M ! M!
Answer: True Difficulty:
M ! Moderate Reference: M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! p. M ! 9
10. Telecommunications is the transmission of voice and video as well M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
M ! as data and implies
M ! transmitting a longer distance than in a dat
M! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
,a communication network.
M ! M!
Answer:False Difficulty: Moderate
M! Reference: M ! M ! M ! p. M ! 11
, 11. A local area network (LAN) connects other LANs and BNs located
M! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
in different areas to each
M ! M ! M! M ! M !
other and to wide area networks in a span from M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
M !3 to 30 miles.
M ! M ! M!
Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate
M ! Reference: M! p.
M ! 13
12. An intranet is a LAN that uses Internet technologies and
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
M !is publicly available to people
M ! M! M ! M !
outside of the organization. M ! M ! M !
Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate
M ! Reference: p. M! M ! 15
13. A car manufacturer may give access to certain portions of its net
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
work to some of its suppliers
M ! M ! M! M ! M !
via Internet. This is an example of an Extranet. M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
M ! M! Reference: p. M ! 15
14. The OSI model is the most widely used
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! network M ! model to devel M ! M !
op and build networks today.
M ! M ! M! M !
Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
M ! Reference: M! p. M ! 16
15. The network layer is responsible for routing messages from
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
the source computer to the
M ! destination computer.
M! M ! M ! M !
Answer: True M ! Difficulty: Easy M! Reference: p. 17 M !
16. In M ! the M ! OSI model, the
M ! M ! M ! application layer is the M ! M ! M ! M ! end M ! user’s M ! access to M ! M ! the ne M !
twork.
Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
M ! M! Reference: p. M ! 18
17. The application layer is the seventh layer of the
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! Internet model M ! M
! and provides the end user’s access to the network.
M ! M! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate
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18. At the transport layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible
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! for breaking large files
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received from the application layer into smaller packets a M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
nd opening a connection to a server for transferring the packets.
M! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
Answer: True M ! Difficulty: Difficult M ! Reference: p.
M ! 17
19. Ethernet is an M ! M ! M ! example M ! of a network layer
M ! M ! M ! M ! protocol.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy
M ! M! Reference: p. M ! 17
20. Data communication standards enable each layer in
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! the sending com
M ! M !
puter to communicate
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with its corresponding layer in the M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! receiving comput M !
er.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy
M ! Reference: M ! p. M ! 22
21. The specification stage of the formal standardization process consists
M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M
! of developing
M !
nomenclature and identifying the problems to be ad M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M ! M !
dressed.
Answer: True M ! Difficulty: Moderate M ! Reference: p. M ! 23
22. ANSI is a voting M ! M ! M ! M ! participant in the ISO. M ! M ! M !
