Basic Networking

Who Owns The Internet?

• The Internet is not owned by any individual or group.

• Telecommunication Company

• World Wide Web

• Elon Musk

Networks installed in small offices, or homes and home offices, are referred to as?

• small office/home office (SOHO) networks

• Simple Office/Home Order (SOHO) Networks

• Small Online/Hub Office Networks

• None of the above.

Small home networks connect a few computers to each other and to the internet.

• True

• False

The SOHO network can't connect computers in a home office or a remote office.

• True

• False

The _______ is a network of networks that connects hundreds of millions of computers world-wide.

What type of network allows computers in a home office or a remote office to connect to a corporate network?

• Smart Home Network

• Medium to Large Network

• World Wide Network

• small office home office network

Answer explanation

That’s right.

The Small Office Home Office (SOHO) network allows computers in a home office or a remote office to connect to a corporate network, or access centralized, shared resources.

What can be placed in or on a package so that it can be tracked?

• Actuator

• Network Interface Card

• RFID Tag

• Sensor

Answer explanation

That’s right.

Radio frequency identification (RFIDs) tags can be placed in or on objects to track them or monitor sensors for many conditions.

A basic unit of information that represents one of two discrete states is known as a:

• Octet

• Byte

• Electrical Signal

• Bit

Answer explanation

That’s right.

A binary digit (bit) represents one of two discrete states, 0 or 1.

When using your credit card to make purchases at several places, the credit card company can use this information to learn about your location and your preferences. This type of personal data is known as:

• Observed Data

• Volunteered Data

• Secret Data

• Inferred Data

Answer explanation

That’s right.

Inferred data, such as a credit score, is based on analysis of volunteered or observed data.

Which of the following methods of signal transmission uses frequencies or pulses of light?

• Electrical Signals

• Wireless Signals

• Optical Signals

Answer explanation

That’s right.

Optical signals convert electrical signals into light pulses.