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Wired & Wireless Networks & Devices - Chap 10

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_____ is a series of network standards that specifies how two wireless devices communicate over the air with each other.
a)
802.11
b)
Bluetooth
c)
LTE
d)
TCP/IP
2.
_______ is a network protocol that defines how two Bluetooth devices use short-range radio waves to transmit data.
a)
802.11
b)
Bluetooth
c)
LTE
d)
TCP/IP
3.
A(n) ______ is any type of hardware capable of transmitting data, instructions, and information between a sending device and a receiving device.
a)
communications satellite
b)
Bluetooth
c)
communications device
d)
Ethernet
4.
A(n) ______ is a space station that receives microwave signals from an earth-based station, amplifies the signals, and broadcasts the signals back over a wide area to any number of earth-based stations.
a)
Bluetooth
b)
communications device
c)
Ethernet
d)
communications satellite
5.
______ is a network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network should control data can be transmitted.
a)
802.11
b)
Ethernet
c)
Bluetooth
d)
LTE
6.
The core of a(n) ______ consists of dozens or hundreds of thin strands of glass or plastic that use light to transmit signals.
a)
coaxial cable
b)
twisted-pair cable
c)
fiber-optic cable
d)
TCP/IP
7.
A(n) _____ is a navigation system that consists of one or more earth-based receivers that accept and analyze signals send by satellites in order to determine the receiver's geographic location.
a)
Bluetooth
b)
LTE
c)
TCP/IP
d)
GPS
8.
The _____ standard is used to transmit data wirelessly to each other via infrared light waves.
a)
IrDA
b)
NFC
c)
RFID
d)
TCP/IP
9.
_____ is the time it takes a signal to travel from one location to another on a network.
a)
sending
b)
latency
c)
receiving
d)
communicaions device
10.
A(n) ______ is a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area, such as a home, school, office building, or closely positioned group of buildings.
a)
wireless LAN (WLAN)
b)
wide area network (WAN)
c)
local area network (LAN)
d)
personal area network (PAN)
11.
______ is a network standard that defines how high-speed cellular transmissions use broadcast radio to transmit data for mobile communications.
a)
802.11
b)
Ethernet
c)
Bluetooth
d)
LTE
12.
______ are radio waves that provide a high-speed signal transmission.
a)
microwaves
b)
ethernets
c)
communications satellites
d)
communications devices
13.
______ is a protocol that defines how a network uses close-range radio signals to communicate between two devices or objects equipped with _____ technology.
a)
IrDA
b)
TCP/IP
c)
NFC
d)
RFID
14.
______ is a protocol that defines how a network uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person.
a)
IrDA
b)
NFC
c)
TCP/IP
d)
RFID
15.
A _____ initiates an instruction to transmit data, instructions, or information
a)
sending device
b)
latency
c)
receiving
d)
communicaions device
16.
A(n) ______ is any of several types of long-distance digital phone lines that carry multiple signals over a single communications line.
a)
LTE
b)
T-carrier line
c)
TCP/IP
d)
RFID
17.
A(n) _____ is a network that covers a large geographical area using a variety of wired or wireless transmission media.
a)
wireless LAN (WLAN)
b)
local area network (LAN)
c)
wide area network (WAN)
d)
personal area network (PAN)
18.
_____ is a way for computers and devices that have appropriate wireless capability can communicate via radio waves with other computers or devices.
a)
Bluetooth
b)
LTE
c)
TCP/IP
d)
Wi-Fi
19.
A ______ is a LAN that uses no physical wires which requires computers and devices to have built-in wireless capability or the appropriate wireless network card, USB adapter, or other wireless device.
a)
wireless LAN (WLAN)
b)
wide area network (WAN)
c)
local area network (LAN)
d)
metropolitan area network (MAN)