Basic Networking Concepts Quiz

Bandwidth is...

• Transmission capacity measured by bit rate (bits per second)

• A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

• Time it takes for a bit to travel from its sender to its receiver

• A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices

A bit is...

• Transmission capacity measured by bit rate (bits per second)

• A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

• Time it takes for a bit to travel from its sender to its receiver

• A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices

Latency is...

• Transmission capacity measured by bit rate (bits per second)

• A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

• Time it takes for a bit to travel from its sender to its receiver

• A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices

A protocol is...

• Transmission capacity measured by bit rate (bits per second)

• A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1

• Time it takes for a bit to travel from its sender to its receiver

• A set of rules governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices

Which of the following medium is NOT commonly used to send bits?

• radio waves

• electrons

• light

• heat

Which of the following is a DISADVANTAGE of using fiber-optic cables to send bits?

• Expensive

• Slow

• Signal loss

• Short range

Which of the following numbers are odd?

• 11110010

• 10101010

• 00111110

• 01010101

The number 12 is what number in binary?

• 00001100

• 00000011

• 00010010

• 00011000

What is the base 10 decimal equivalent to FF in hexadecimal?

• 0

• 255

• 10

• 100

On a computer, the number 65 could be used to represent all but the following things:

• The blue intensity of an image pixel

• The letter "A"

• The lyrics to a song

• A single music note