Data Communication and Networking - Test Review

Which of the following is a transmission media on which data, instructions, or information travel?

• communication route

• communication channel

• communication flow

• communication path

Digital communications describes a process in which two or more computers or devices transfer all of the following EXCEPT ____.

• data

• information

• instructions

• networks

Which of the following is a LAN that uses no physical wires?

• BLAN

• WLAN

• PLAN

• TLAN

What is the term for a network that covers a large geographic area, such as a city, country, or the world, using a variety of wired and wireless transmission media?

• local area network (LAN)

• metropolitan area network (MAN)

• wide area network (WAN)

• variable area network (VAN)

Which of the following is the least likely technology PANs would use?

• Bluetooth

• peer-to-peer

• Wi-Fi

• special USB cables

The design of computers, devices, and media in a network is categorized as either client/server or peer-to-peer. What is term used to refer to this characterization?

• network topology

• network architecture

• network standard

• network protocol

What kind of computer controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on the network and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information?

• host

• indexed

• client

• master

What kind of network do one or more computers act as a server and the other computers on the network request services from the server?

• dedicated

• client/server

• integrated

• indexed

On a network, some servers perform a specific task and can be placed with other servers to perform multiple tasks. What are these kind of servers call?

• baseband

• unique

• multitasking

• dedicated

Which of the following is a simple, inexpensive network that typically connects fewer than 10 computers?

• peer-to-peer network

• hard network

• MAN

• interpolated network