Networking Basics Quiz

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

• small home network

• small office home office network

• medium to large network

• worldwide network

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

• network interface card

• sensor

• actuator

• RFID tag

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

• bit

• byte

• octet

• electrical signal

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:

• secret data

• volunteered data

• observed data

• inferred data

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

• electrical signals

• optical signals

• wireless signals

The capacity of the medium to carry data is known as:

• throughput

• speed

• bandwidth

• data rate

Which of the following measurements includes any latency encountered during data transmissions?

• throughput

• speed

• bandwidth

• data rate

Which of the following measurements includes any latency encountered during data transmissions?

• bits per second

• bytes per second

• total number of bytes

• total number of bits

• bytes per millisecond

What is the internet?

• a network of networks

• the type of physical media used by computers to access the World Wide Web

• an application used to access the World Wide Web

• a small isolated internal network of a company

What is an example of a binary value from everyday life?

• room temperature

• a simple light switch

• speed of a traveling car

• brightness of a light bulb