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1
Q

Which communication process typically is the least intelligent?

  1. Slave
  2. Master
  3. Middle tier
  4. Peer
A
  1. Slave
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What types of processes are located on two computers that perform approximately the same services?

  1. Client
  2. Server
  3. Master
  4. Peer
A
  1. Peer
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A peer-to-peer network is a practical solution in which of the following applications? (Choose two.)

  1. Supporting thousands of client requests for online reference materials
  2. Enabling centralized administration and control of resources and user accounts
  3. Building a simple network supporting a few clients accessing a shared printer
  4. Creating an inexpensive solution for a small business just starting out
A
  1. Building a simple network supporting a few clients accessing a shared printer
  2. Creating an inexpensive solution for a small business just starting out
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In a client/server arrangement, where are requests normally generated?

  1. Client
  2. Server
  3. Either client or server
  4. Network interface card (NIC).
A
  1. Client
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What three addresses are needed to move data from one application to another across a network?

  1. Ethernet address, Data Link address, IP address
  2. Port address, process address, IP address
  3. Logical address, network address, network interface card (NIC) address
  4. Network address, network interface card (NIC) address, process address
A
  1. Network address, network interface card (NIC) address, process address
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Which of the following best describes the function of a media access control (MAC) layer address?

  1. Identifies the destination device’s physical address
  2. Identifies the logical network to which a packet belongs
  3. Transmits a frame to the destination application
  4. Identifies the logical network to which a frame belongs
A
  1. Identifies the destination device’s physical address
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What is the primary purpose of a Network Layer protocol?

  1. Transmit bits across a physical link
  2. Transmit frames across a physical link
  3. Transmit packets across a network
  4. Transmit messages from process to process
A
  1. Transmit packets across a network
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Which of the following is the lowest layer?

  1. Data Link Layer
  2. Physical Layer
  3. Network Layer
  4. Transport Layer
A
  1. Physical Layer
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What is the primary purpose of a Data Link Layer protocol?

  1. Transmit bits across a physical link
  2. Transmit frames across a physical link
  3. Transmit packets across a network
  4. Transmit messages from process to process
A
  1. Transmit frames across a physical link
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Which of the following layers is only concerned with the physical signals that represent data bits?

  1. Data Link Layer
  2. Physical Layer
  3. Network Layer
  4. Transport Layer
A
  1. Physical Layer
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What is the primary purpose of a Physical Layer protocol?

  1. Transmit bits across a physical link
  2. Transmit frames across a physical link
  3. Transmit packets across a network
  4. Transmit messages from process to process
A
  1. Transmit bits across a physical link
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12
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Which of the choices below is a Transport Layer protocol?

  1. Ethernet
  2. IP
  3. User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
  4. RS-232
A
  1. User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
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If segmentation occurs on the sending node, what must occur on the receiving node?

  1. Reassembly
  2. Encapsulation
  3. Parallellization
  4. Resolution
A
  1. Reassembly
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What is the primary purpose of a Transport Layer protocol?

  1. Transmit bits across a physical link
  2. Transmit frames across a physical link
  3. Transmit packets across a network
  4. Transmit messages from process to process
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  1. Transmit messages from process to process
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Encapsulation means that each layer on the sending node does which of the following?

  1. Adds a trailer to the data
  2. Removes its protocol header from the data
  3. Adds its protocol header to the data
  4. Adds a header to each bit
A
  1. Adds its protocol header to the data
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16
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In unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable, why is each pair of wires twisted?

  1. To reduce noise and interference
  2. To clearly identify which two wires form a pair
  3. To simplify installation
  4. All of the above
A
  1. To reduce noise and interference
17
Q

Multimode fiber-optic cable has a larger glass diameter than single-mode fiber. True or False

A

True

18
Q

Light emitting diodes (LED) are the typical light source for single-mode fiber-optic cable. True or False

A

False

19
Q

In fiber-optic cable, a glass core is used to generate light signals for transmission of digital information. True or False

A

False

20
Q

Optical cladding is used to reflect light as it travels down a glass core in a fiber-optic cable. True or False

A

True

21
Q

When Cat 5E cable is installed, which one of the following technologies can easily be upgraded to from a 10BaseT Ethernet LAN?

  1. Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)
  2. 100 Mbps Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
  3. 155 Mbps asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
  4. 10 Gbps Ethernet
A
  1. Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)
22
Q

Fiber-optic cable often carries more than one signal at a time. True or False

A

True

23
Q

Category 3 cabling cannot support 100 Mbps Ethernet. True or False?

A

True

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