The communications pathway within an individual computer is called a _____. - correct
Answers ✔✔ -data bus
The protocol that is used to make the Internet is ________________________.
- correct Answers ✔✔ -TCP/IP
The fastest high-bandwidth serial communication standard is ____.
USB 3.0 - correct Answers ✔✔ -USB 3.0
A data bus can be visualized as a multilane highway
______________________________. - correct Answers ✔✔ -with each component
having an individual address
The proper selection of the ____________________ is the most critical decision to be
made in planning a network. - correct Answers ✔✔ -transfer medium
The OSI reference model is based on a _____ layer structure. - correct Answers ✔✔ -7
The OSI layer that performs the accounting and traffic control functions that are
necessary to transfer information onto the communications link is the
____________________________. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Data link layer
The _____ is the actual protocol that handles communication between the network layer
and the physical layer. - correct Answers ✔✔ -SAP
Access management and carrier sensing functions are performed in the
_________________ layer of the OSI model. - correct Answers ✔✔ -physical
Select a _____ topology if devices must be connected and disconnected from the
network without affecting other devices - correct Answers ✔✔ -Bus
The _____________________________________ topology requires a hub or switch
device. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Star
A _____ access method handles collisions by delaying for a random time period. -
correct Answers ✔✔ -Stochastic
, In this media access control technique, a single device or station acts as the master for
the network. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Polling
A network configuration that establishes a direct, physical, peer-to-peer communications
between two nodes that need to communicate between two or more switches is a(n)
_______. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Hierarchical star
The most basic form of network security is the use of a
____________________________. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Password
The term "malware" is used to describe
________________________________________. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Trojan
horses, worms, and spyware
The ______ protocol allows users to send e-mail messages to a server. - correct
Answers ✔✔ -SMTP
When running the HTTP protocol, a(n) _____ interprets the data stream and builds an
on-screen window containing text and images. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Web Browser
An Ethernet device is marked as 1000-Base-F. The transceiver is rated for
______________ baseband signal over ________________________. - correct
Answers ✔✔ -1Gbps; a fiber optic cable for 500 meters
Most personal computers use the _________________________________ operating
system. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Windows
The _________________________ protocol is now the default protocol used for
networking. - correct Answers ✔✔ -TCP/IP
Use a _________________ to support multiple paths through a series of connected
networks. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Router
A device that is a computer that has been programmed to provide a translation between
the protocol stacks is called a ____. - correct Answers ✔✔ -Gateway
One advantage of an analog addressable system over a Single Line Carrier (SLC)
system is, an addressable system __________________________. - correct Answers
✔✔ -Devices can report more information
When using a power line carrier system, the item to be controlled will require
___________. - correct Answers ✔✔ -a receiver module at the outlet
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