Questions and CORRECT Answers
The communications pathway within an individual computer is called a _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - data bus
The protocol that is used to make the Internet is ________________________.
- CORRECT ANSWER - TCP/IP
The fastest high-bandwidth serial communication standard is ____.
USB 3.0 - CORRECT ANSWER - USB 3.0
A data bus can be visualized as a multilane highway ______________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - with each component having an individual address
The proper selection of the ____________________ is the most critical decision to be made in
planning a network. - CORRECT ANSWER - transfer medium
The OSI reference model is based on a _____ layer structure. - CORRECT ANSWER -7
The OSI layer that performs the accounting and traffic control functions that are necessary to
transfer information onto the communications link is the ____________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Data link layer
The _____ is the actual protocol that handles communication between the network layer and the
physical layer. - CORRECT ANSWER - SAP
Access management and carrier sensing functions are performed in the _________________
layer of the OSI model. - CORRECT ANSWER - physical
, Select a _____ topology if devices must be connected and disconnected from the network
without affecting other devices - CORRECT ANSWER - Bus
The _____________________________________ topology requires a hub or switch device. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Star
A _____ access method handles collisions by delaying for a random time period. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stochastic
In this media access control technique, a single device or station acts as the master for the
network. - CORRECT ANSWER - Polling
A network configuration that establishes a direct, physical, peer-to-peer communications
between two nodes that need to communicate between two or more switches is a(n) _______. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Hierarchical star
The most basic form of network security is the use of a ____________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Password
The term "malware" is used to describe ________________________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Trojan horses, worms, and spyware
The ______ protocol allows users to send e-mail messages to a server. - CORRECT
ANSWER - SMTP
When running the HTTP protocol, a(n) _____ interprets the data stream and builds an on-screen
window containing text and images. - CORRECT ANSWER - Web Browser
An Ethernet device is marked as 1000-Base-F. The transceiver is rated for ______________
baseband signal over ________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1Gbps; a
fiber optic cable for 500 meters