Chapter 6

1. A local area network connects two or more communicating devices in a limited

geographical area.
Answer: True

2. Network interface cards are special adapters that link an individual device to the
communications medium on a local area network.
Answer: True

3. The network interface card typically houses the LANs network operating system.
Answer: False

4. Wide-area networks have a large capacity, and they typically use a single
communications channel.
Answer: False

5. Digital signals are continuous waves that transmit information by altering the
characteristics of the waves.
Answer: False

6. Digital signals have two parameters: frequency and amplitude.

Answer: False

7. The U.S. public telephone system was designed as an analog network to carry voice
signals. Answer: True

8. Cable media use wires or cables to transmit data and information. Answer: True

9. Twisted-pair wire is the least-used form of communications wiring. Answer: False

10. Cladding is the coating that surrounds fiber-optic cables and prevents light from
leaking out of the fiber. Answer: True

11. Systems that use digital subscriber lines (DSL) do not require modems.
Answer: False

12. Currently, ATM networks operate only on fiber-optic cable.

True

13. The Internet is a global network of computer networks.

True

14. An intranet is a network that uses Internet technologies and is designed to serve the
information needs of a single organization.
True
15. Intranets support discovery, communication, and collaboration inside an organization.
True

16. An extranet is a network that uses Internet technologies and is designed to serve the
information needs of a single organization.
False

17. Extranets offer limited accessibility to the intranets of participating companies.

True

18. An Internet service provider is a company that offers Internet connections for a fee.
True

19. Internet kiosks are computer terminals located in public places like libraries and
airports.
True

20. A domain name is the official name assigned to an Internet site, consisting of multiple
parts, separated by dots, which are translated from right to left in locating the site.
True

21. The rightmost part of an Internet name is the top-level specification, or the zone.
True

22. The World Wide Web is a system with universally accepted standards for storing,
retrieving, formatting, and displaying information via a client/server architecture.
True

23. Uniform resource locators (URLs) point to the address of a specific resource or site on
the Web.
True

24. Uniform resource locators (URLs) are software applications through which users
access the Web.
False

25. The hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) is the communications standard used to
transfer pages across the World Wide Web portion of the Internet
True

26. A major problem of the discovery applications of networks is the huge amount of
information available.
True
27. Metasearch engines search several engines at once and integrate the findings of the
various search engines.
True

28. The quality of automatic translation of Web pages is usually just as good as human
translation.
False

29. Commercial portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.
True

30. Industrywide portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content.
False

31. Electronic mail is the largest-volume application running over the Internet.
True

32. With Voice-over-IP, every call opens up a dedicated circuit for the duration of the call.
False

33. E-learning is conducted only in virtual classrooms, where all coursework is completed
online.
False

34. Virtual universities are online universities from which students take classes from home
or at an off-site location, via the Internet.
True

35. Employees who telecommute have generally found that the experience enhances their
careers.
False

36. Refer to ITs About Business 6.1: Studio G. When scaling infrastructure, it is
important to not only consider current needs, but also consider possible future needs.
True

37. Refer to ITs About Business 6.5: Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer Bans Telecommuting.
The cost savings of telecommuting to both the employees and employers universally
outweighs the benefits of working in the office.
False

38. _____ refers to the range of frequencies available in any communications channel.
a. Protocol
b. Broadband
c. Capacity
d. Narrowband
e. Bandwidth

39. Which of the following are advantages of computer networks?

a. They enable organizations to be more flexible.
b. They enable companies to share hardware, computer applications, and data.
c. They enable geographically dispersed employees to work together.
d. They provide a critical link between businesses and their customers.
e. All of the above

40. The components of a local area network include which of the following:
a) File server
b) Client computers
c) Wireline or wireless communications media
d) Network interface cards
e) All of these

41. Which of the following is not a component of a local area network?

a) File server
b) Client computers
c) Bridge
d) Network interface cards
e) All of these

42. A _____ connects dissimilar networks.

a) Router
b) Network interface card
c) Bridge
d) Gateway
e) File server

43. A(n) _____ connects two or more devices in a limited geographical area.
A. Local area network
B. Wide area network
C. Personal area network
D. Enterprise network
E. Value added network

44. A _____ sends messages through several connected LANs or to a wide-area network.
a) Router
b) Network interface card
c) Bridge
d) Gateway
e) File server

45. A _____ allows a device to physically connect to a local area networks

communications medium.
 a) File server
b) Network interface card
c) Network operating system
d) Communications channel
e) Gateway

46. All of the following statements concerning wide-area networks are true except:
a) They are provided by individual companies.
b) They have large capacity.
c) They cover large geographical areas.
d) They combine multiple communications channels.
e) The Internet is an example of a wide-area network.

47. The function of _____ is to convert digital signals to analog signals and vice-versa.
a) Modems
b) Multiplexers
c) Front-end processors
d) Servers
e) Clients

48. _____ signals convey information in wave form, whereas _____ signals convey
information in binary form.
a) Analog, packet
b) Analog, digital
c) Digital, packet
d) Digital, analog
e) Packet, analog

49. _____ are hardware devices that support data transmission and reception across a
telecommunications system.
a) Integrated services digital networks
b) Digital subscriber lines
c) Communications channels
d) Integrated circuits
e) Communications processors

48. Which of the following is not a communications channel?

a) Fiber-optic cable
b) Satellite transmission
c) Twisted-pair wire
d) Integrated circuits
e) Cellular radio

49. Which of the following is not a characteristic of twisted-pair wire?

a. Inexpensive.
b. Easy to work with
c. Subject to interference from other electrical sources.
d. Secure transmissions.
e. None of the above

50. The cable medium with the highest bandwidth is:

A. Twisted-pair wire.
B. Coaxial cable
C. Fiber-optic cable
D. Cellular radio.
E. Copper cable

51. Data are sent through a fiber-optic cable by a(n) _______.

A. Optical switch
B. Electromagnetic switch
C. Laser
D. Multiplexer
E. Optical modem

52. Which data transmission technology requires fiber-optic cable, can transmit up to 2.5
gigabits per second, and is more expensive than DSL?
A. Digital subscriber line
B. Asynchronous transfer mode
C. Synchronous optical network
D. T-carrier system
E. ISDN

53. Which transmission technology is an interface standard for transporting digital signals
over fiber-optic lines that enables the integration of transmissions from multiple vendors?

a) Digital subscriber line

b) Asynchronous transfer mode
c) Synchronous optical network
d) T-carrier system
e) ISDN

54. Which of the following is a digital transmission system that defines circuits that
operate at different rates, all of which are multiples of the basic 64 Kbps used to transport
a single voice call?

a) Digital subscriber line

b) Asynchronous transfer mode
c) Synchronous optical network
d) T-carrier system
e) ISDN
55. In order to ensure that computers developed by different manufacturers can
communicate, _____ have been developed.

a) Protocols
b) Client/server architectures
c) WANs
d) Application software packages
e) Developmental architectures

56. A protocol is:

a) A device that handles the switching of voice and data in a local area network.
b) A standard set of rules and procedures for the control of communications in a network.
c) A communications service for the connection of devices in a local area network.
d) The main communications channel in a wide-area network.
e) Synonymous with network interface card

57. The part of a network that handles the major traffic is the ________.

a) Front end
b) Network interface
c) Multiplexer
d) Backbone
e) Front end processor

58. Which of the following enables users to send data across sometimes unreliable
networks?

a) Ethernet
b) TCP/IP
c) Protocols
d) Digital subscriber lines
e) Integrated services digital network
59. In TCP/IP, IP is responsible for:

a) Disassembling and reassembling of packets during transmission.

b) Establishing the Internet connection between two computers.
c) Moving packets over the network.
d) Sequencing the transfer of packets across the network.
e) Error checking

60. Which of the following statements concerning packet switching is not true?

a) Packets contain a sequence number.

b) Packets are routed through different paths.
c) Packets require dedicated circuits.
d) Packets use TCP/IP to carry their data.
e) Packets contain destination addressing.

61. A type of processing that links two or more computers in an arrangement in which
some machines provide computing services for user computers is best described as
_______.

a) Open systems
b) Client/server
c) Peer-to-peer
d) Centralized
e) Mainframe-centric

62. BitTorrent uses a process called _____, which eliminates file-sharing bottlenecks by
having everyone share little pieces of a file at the same time.

a) Leeching
b) Collaboration
c) Packet switching
d) Torrents
e) Swarming

63. The _____ is a global wide-area network that connects approximately 1 million
organizational computer networks.

a) Ethernet
b) Extranet
c) Internet
d) Intranet
e) World Wide Web
64. A(n) _____ is a network designed to serve the internal informational needs of a single
organization.

a) Global network
b) Extranet
c) Internet
d) Intranet
e) World Wide Web

65. A(n) _____ connects parts of the intranets of different organizations and allows
secure communications among business partners.

a) Global network
b) Extranet
c) Internet
d) Intranet
e) World Wide Web

66. Internet service providers connect to one another through _____.

a) Internet connection points

b) Common carrier connection points
c) Network access points
d) Network connection points
e) An extranet

67. _____ are Internet access points that are located in public places, such as libraries and
airports.

a) Clients
b) Servers
c) Internet access computers
d) Network computer
e) Internet kiosks

68. Each site on the Internet gets an assigned address, which is a(n) _____.

a) TCP address
b) IP address
c) URL address
d) ISO/OSI identifier
e) World Wide Web address

69. Consider this domain name, www.business.gsu.edu. The "edu" is the _______.

a) Top-level domain
b) URL
c) Web site locator
d) Name of the computer
e) Address of the Webmaste

70. Consider this domain name, www.business.gsu.edu. The "gsu" is the __________.

a) Top-level domain
b) Name of the organization
c) URL
d) Name of the specific computer
e) Address of the Webmaster

71. Consider this domain name, www.business.gsu.edu. The "business" is the ________.

a) Top-level domain
b) Name of the organization
c) URL
d) Name of the specific computer
e) Address of the Webmaster

72. Applications offered by the Internet2 include which of the following?

a) remote diagnosis
b) digital libraries
c) distance education
d) virtual laboratories
e) all of these

73. Networks enable which of the following applications?

a) Discovery
b) Communications
c) Collaboration
d) Web services
e) All of these

74. Which of the following are advantages of computer networks?

a) They enable organizations to be more flexible.

b) They enable companies to share hardware, computer applications, and data.
c) They enable geographically dispersed employees to work together.
d) They provide a critical link between businesses and their customers.
e) All of these

75. Which network application(s) enable(s) users to access information located in

databases all over the world?

a) Discovery
b) Communications
c) Collaboration
d) Web services
e) None of these

76. Which of the following statements about publication of material in foreign languages
is not correct?

a) It is a competitive necessity.
b) It must be accurate.
c) It is expensive.
d) Content must be localized to the needs of people in local markets.
e) It is not yet a major consideration for most companies.

77. _____ portals offer content for diverse communities and are intended for broad
audiences.

a) Industrywide
b) Personal
c) Affinity
d) Corporate
e) Commercial

78. _____ portals support communities such as hobby groups or political parties.

a) Industrywide
b) Personal
c) Affinity
d) Corporate
e) Commercial

79. _____ portals coordinate content within relatively narrow organizational and partners'
communities.

a) Publishing
b) Personal
c) Affinity
d) Corporate
e) Commercial

80. Many organizations have implemented corporate portals for which of the following
reasons?

a) To cut costs
b) To free up time for busy managers
c) To improve profitability
d) To offer customers self-service opportunities
e) All of these

81. Portals are an example of which network application?

a) Discovery
b) Collaboration
c) Communications
d) Web services
e) None of these
82. With _____, every call opens up a dedicated circuit for the duration of the call.

a) Voice over IP
b) Plain old telephone service
c) Chat rooms
d) Teleconference
e) Internet relay chat

83. With _____, phone calls are treated as just another kind of data.

a) Voice over IP
b) Plain old telephone service
c) Chat rooms
d) Teleconference
e) Internet relay chat

84. Skype is an example of _______.

a) Teleconference
b) Telepresence
c) Plain old telephone service
d) Voice over IP
e) Videoconference

85. Workflow, groupware, and telepresence systems are examples of which network
application?

a) Discovery
b) Communications
c) Collaboration
d) Web services
e) None of these

86. The newest type of videoconferencing technology is ________.

a) Teleconferencing
b) Telepresence
c) Work group analysis software
d) Workflow software
e) Groupware

87. In a _____ system, participants are able to seamlessly and electronically share data,
voice, images, graphics, and animation.
a) Teleconference
b) Group decision support
c) Telepresence
d) Telephone conference call
e) Crowdsourcing

88. The benefits of e-learning include which of the following?

a) Increased content retention

b) Current, high-quality content
c) Consistency
d) Flexibility
e) All of these

89. Which of the following is not a disadvantage of telecommuting for employees?

a) Fewer opportunities for housebound people

b) Possible loss of fringe benefits
c) Lower pay (in some cases)
d) No workplace visibility
e) Slower promotions

90. Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a
server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a
notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the
store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for
special orders. Which type of network does Gal have?
a) Client-server
b) Mainframe-based
c) LAN
d) WAN
e) Peer-to-peer

91. Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a
server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a
notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the
store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for
special orders. Which type of media does he likely use to connect the point-of-sale
terminal to the desktop?
a) Twisted-pair wire
b) Coaxial cable
c) Fiber-optic cable
d) Cellular radio
e) Copper cable
92. Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a
server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a
notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the
store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for
special orders. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Gal must have a Web site in order to use his notebook.
b) The notebook is on the same network as the point-of-sale terminal.
c) Gal must have an ISP in order to access the Internet from his notebook.
d) The notebook will work only when the desktop computer is turned on.
e) All of these are true

93. Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a
server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a
notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the
store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for
special orders. Which type of network application is being used when a salesperson is
looking up items in stock?
a) Discovery
b) Communications
c) Collaboration
d) Web services
e) None of the above

94. Gal runs a music store. He has a desktop computer in the back room that acts as a
server. He has a point-of-sale terminal that connects to the desktop. He also has a
notebook (using in-store wireless access to the Internet) that can be carried around the
store to look up current items in stock, or to search for items from one of his suppliers for
special orders. The Web site for the store is www.GalsTunes.net . Which of the following
is true?
a) Gal must be hosting his Web site on his own desktop computer based on its URL.
b) The point-of-sale terminal cannot connect to the Internet.
c) Gal must not be selling on his Web site because the top-level domain is net and not
com.
d) The desktop computer must also be able to connect to the Internet in order for the
notebook to access data from it
e) All of the above are true.