CSC408_Chapter 6: Telecom, the Internet, and Wireless Tech

_________ is a device that acts as a connection point between computers and can filter and forward data to a specified destination.

• Router

• Switch

• NIC

• Hub

Identify three key technologies for the Internet.

• Client/server computing, packet switching, and the development of communications standards for linking networks and computers

• Client/server computing, packet switching, and HTTP

• TCP/IP, HTML, and HTTP

• TCP/IP, HTTP, and packet switching

___________ involves slicing digital messages into parcels, transmitting them along different communication paths, and reassembling them at their destinations.

• Packet switching

• Packet shifting

• Packet routing

• Packet sharing

Which of the following is not a characteristic of packet switching?

• Packet switching requires point-to-point circuits.

• Packets travel independently of each other.

• Packets are routed through many different paths.

• Packets include data for checking transmission errors.

Which of the following is the best description of a protocol in a telecommunications network architecture?

• A device that handles the switching of voice and data in a local area network

• A pathway through which packets are routed

• A standard set of rules and procedures for control of communications in a network

• A pathway through which packets are routed

____________are the four layers of the TCP/IP reference model.

• Application, transport, Internet, and network interface

• Application, hardware, Internet, and network interface

• Physical, application, transport, and network interface

• Physical, application, Internet, and network interface

Which device forwards packets of data through different networks and ensures that the data gets to the right address?

• router

• modem

• packet

• hub

_______ is used to connect digital devices within a half-mile or 500-meter radius.

• Wi-Fi

• WAN

• LAN

• MAN

________ covers entire geographical regions.

• Local area network

• Wide area network

• Intranet

• Peer-to-peer network

__________ is the network that spans a city and sometimes its major suburbs.

• LAN

• MAN

• WAN

• CAN