COMPUTER NETWORK
Which of the following does not allow multiple uses or devices to share one
communication line?
a) concentrator
b) multiplexer
c) doubleplexer
d) controller
A term used to describe interconnected computer configuration is
a) Micro program sequence
b) Modulation
c) Multiprocessing
d) Multiprogramming
e) None of these
A device that connects to a network without the use pf cables is said to be—
a) distributed
b) open source
c) centralized
d) wireless
e) None of these
If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another
location, you can use
a) e-mail
b) FTP
c) instant message
d) Telnet
e) None of these
Which file keeps commands to execute automatically when OS Is started?
a) autoexec.bat
b) any batch file
c) command.com
d) config.sys
e) none of the above
__________ is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
a) Desktop
b) Network client
c) Network server
d) Network station
e) Network switch
A MODEM is connected in between a telephone line and a __________.
a) Network
b) Computer
c) Communication Adapter
d) Serial Port
The most important or powerful computer in a typical network is
a) desktop
b) network cliejit
c) network station
d) network server
e) None of these
Computers connected to a LAN can
a) run faster
b) go on line
c) share information and/or share peripheral equipment
d) E-mail
e) None of these
A dumb terminal has
a) An embedded micro process
b) Extensive memory
c) A keyboard and screen
d) Independent processing
e) None of these
What device separates a single network into two segments but lets the two segments
appear as one to higher protocols?
a) Switch
b) Bridge
c) Gateway
d) Router
e) None of these
An example of a telecommunications device is a ________.
a) keyboard
b) mouse
c) printer
d) modem
e) None of these
Computer and communication technology, such as communication links to the
Internet, that provide help and understanding to the end user is known as
a) presentation file
b) information technology
c) program
d) worksheet file
e) FTP
To make a notebook act as a desktop model, the notebook can, be connected to a__
which is connected to a monitor and other devices.
a) bay
b) network
c) port
d) docking station
e) None of these
If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade,
you would use a
a) resonance
b) router
c) gateway
d) switch
e) repeater
Which type of switching uses the entire capacity of a dedicated link?
a) Datagram Packet Switching
b) Virtual Circuit Packet Switching
c) Circuit switching
d) Message Switching
e) None of these
What is a modem connected to ?
a) processor
b) motherboard
c) printer
d) phone line
e) None of these
Which device is used to access your computer by other computer or for talk over
phone?
a) RAM
b) CD ROM Drive
c) Modem
d) Hard Disk
e) None of these
Which of the following Operating systems is better for Implementing a Client-Server
network
a) MS DOS
b) Windows 2000
c) Windows 98
d) Windows 95
e) none of the above
A protocol is a set of rules governing a time sequence of events that must take place
a) between modems
b) between an interface
c) between peers
d) across an interface
e) none of the above
Codec refers to
a) Coder-decoder
b) Co-declaration
c) Command declaration
d) Command decoding
e) None of these
Smaller and less expensive PC-based servers are replacing ____ in many businesses.
a) supercomputers
b) mainframes
c) laptops
d) clients
e) None of these
Usually, in MSDOS, the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter __
a) A
b) B
c) D
d) C
e) none of the above
The synchronous modems are more costly than the asynchronous modems because
a) they produce large volume of data
b) they contain clock recovery circuits
c) they transmit the data with stop and start bits.
d) they operate with a larger bandwidth
e) None of these
Officer LANs that are spread geographically apart on a large scale can be connected
using a corporate
a) CAN
b) LAN
c) DAN
d) WAN
e) TAN
The loss in signal power as light travels down the fiber is called
a) interruption
b) progragation
c) scattering
d) attenuation
e) none of the above
Network components are connected to the same cable in the— topology,
a) mesh
b) ring
c) bus
d) star
e) mixed
Which is not the function of the Operating System?
a) Memory management
b) Disk management
c) Virus Protection
d) Application management
e) none of the above
Multiprogramming systems:
a) Are easier to develop than single programming systems
b) Execute more jobs in the same time period
c) Execute each job faster
d) Are used only one large mainframe computers.
e) none of the above
The operating system manages
a) all the above
b) Processes
c) Disks and I/O devices/
d) Memory
e) none of the above
