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Which of the following is not a network topology?


A) Bus
B) Ring
C) Ethernet
D) Star

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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What allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages?


A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is a client?


A) A system that enables the transmission of data over public or private networks.
B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together.
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations.
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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What is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email?


A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A hub is a computer designed to request information from a server.A server is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

A) True
B) False

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Wireless media are transmission materials manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably.

A) True
B) False

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What is a computer that is designed to request information from a server?


A) Client
B) Packet-switching
C) Peer-to-peer network
D) Network operating system

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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List and describe the four components that differentiate networks.

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FTP provides terminal emulation that allows a personal computer or workstation to act as a terminal, or access device, for a server.

A) True
B) False

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How many layers does the OSI model contain?


A) Four
B) Seven
C) Ten
D) Eleven

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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A WAN is a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

A) True
B) False

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Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email.

A) True
B) False

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What is a protocol?


A) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.
B) The geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices in a network.
C) A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
D) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A router is an intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.

A) True
B) False

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The transport layer formats the data into packets, adds a header containing the packet sequence and the address of the receiving device, and specifies the services required from the network.

A) True
B) False

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What is a router?


A) A series of efficiently sized units, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.
B) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.
C) The geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices in a network.
D) A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Protocols includes bus, star, ring, hybrid, and wireless.

A) True
B) False

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What occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer?


A) Client
B) Packet-switching
C) Peer-to-peer network
D) Network operating system

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is designed to connect a group of computers in close proximity to each other such as in an office building, a school, or a home?


A) Local area network
B) Wide area network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A WAN is a card that plugs into the back (or side) of your computers and lets them send and receive messages from other computers.

A) True
B) False

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