ITT IT 101 Intro To Info Tech Name _____________________

Quiz – Chapter 10

Multiple Choice or Short Answer

1. Voice-grade line is an alternative name for which of the following communication channel?
A) Fiber-optic cable
B) Broadband coaxial cable
C) Twisted pair
D) Magneto-optical lines
E) Voice-quality channel

2. A desktop computer connected to a network is often called a...

A) workstation.
B) server.
C) host.
D) palmtop.
E) window.

3. This is another name for a workstation connected to a local area network.

A) server
B) t-carrier
C) client
D) PCM carrier
E) WAN

4. This type of physical communications medium consists of one or more central wire
conductors surrounded by an insulator which is encased in a wire mesh or metal sheathing
(also commonly used for Cable TV).
A) fiber-optic
B) coaxial cable
C) twisted pair
D) high bandwidth line
E) copper wire

5. This network topology is used when companies and governments must interconnect sites
across states, countries, or continents.
A) BAN
B) LAN
C) WAN
D) CSPAN
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E) MAN

6. This task consists of performing procedures and services that keep the network running
properly.
A) network protocol
B) data management
C) synchronous protocol
D) task management
E) network administration

7. In most LANs there is no need for converting information to analog form. This is because the
workstations contain...
A) a modem.
B) a multiplexer.
C) a network interface card.
D) a novanet expansion slot.
E) all the information necessary.

8. This is the preferred method of cableless transmission when data must be sent between sites
that are very far apart or have obstructions.
A) microwave
B) infrared
C) ultraviolet
D) satellite
E) radio frequency

9. There are two categories of communications channels: physical and...

A) logical.
B) cableless.
C) frequency based.
D) psychic.
E) metal.

10. This device is used to connect multiple terminals to an analog communication line and to
convert data from digital to analog and vice versa.
A) polyplexers
B) hydroplexers
C) multiplexers
D) demodulators
E) modulators

11. This transmission speed is determined by the hardware attached to the medium and the
programs managing the communications process.
A) actual speed
B) realistic speed
C) feasible speed
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D) 100 Mbs
E) reliable speed
12. This communications technique allows trading partners to exchange business transaction
data in a structured format.
A) EFT
B) EDI
C) EOS
D) EPT
E) DDE

13. The rules and conventions guiding data communication between computers is known as....
A) com standards.
B) protocol.
C) network guidelines.
D) network communication standards.
E) route maps.

14. The speed at which information is transmitted over a communications medium...

A) is about half as fast as sound.
B) is the result of packet switching.
C) is determined by bandwidth.
D) is about 2,400 bits per second.
E) is constant over most networks.

15. This device can translate digital signals to analog and analog signals to digital.
A) scanner
B) mouse
C) voice synthesizer
D) radio frequency unit
E) modem

16. Very high-speed channels designed for use as backbones and for point-to-point connections
of locations.
A) common carriers
B) International Standards Digital Networks
C) net-to-net cable links
D) megabit bandwidths
E) T-carriers

17. This space is designated for the storage of electronic mail messages.
A) electronic post office
B) PTT
C) electronic mailbox
D) electronic gateway
E) electronic router
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18. This physical communications channel uses strands of copper telephone wire.
A) twisted pair
B) paired channel
C) sound carrier
D) sound-based channel
E) digital line

19. This computer contains files available to all users connected to a LAN.
A) client
B) microcomputer
C) workstation
D) minicomputer
E) file server

20. __________ is the movement of money over a network.

A) EFT
B) ATM
C) EOS
D) EBBS
E) EPROM

21. This device interconnects two otherwise different and incompatible networks, network
nodes, or devices.
A) bridge
B) interface card
C) gateway
D) modem
E) router

22. The most common types of cableless transmission media include all of the following
EXCEPT...
A) infrared
B) radio frequency
C) satellite
D) ultraviolet
E) microwave

23. This type of communication transmits both sight and sound over a network.
A) multi-media presentation
B) electronic mail
C) voice mail
D) video conferencing
E) voice synthesis
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24. List any three of the eight network services discussed in class:

25. In this network topology each node is connected to an adjacent node. There is no central
node.
A) bus
B) multiplexer
C) demultiplexor
D) ring
E) star