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DATA COMMUNICATIONS

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which agency created standards for telephone communications and for network interfaces and public networks?

a)

IEEE

b)

ANSI

c)

ITU-T

d)

ISO

2.

These ________ are rules that govern a communication exchange.

a)

Criteria

b)

Media

c)

Protocols

d)

Architecture

3.

The ________ is the physical path over which a message travels.

a)

Wire

b)

Medium

c)

Cable

d)

Signal

4.

The performance of a data communications networks depends on _________

a)

The number of users

b)

The hardware and software

c)

The transmission media

d)

The message

5.

The information to be communicated in a data communication systems is the ___________

a)

Message

b)

Medium

c)

Protocol

d)

Data

6.

Which topology requires a central controller or hub?

a)

Star

b)

Mesh

c)

Bus

d)

Ring

7.

Which topology requires a multipoint connection?

a)

Star

b)

Mesh

c)

Bus

d)

Ring

8.

Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves ___________

a)

Simplex

b)

Half Duplex

c)

Full Duplex

d)

Half Simplex

9.

In ____ transmission, the channel capacity is shared by both communicating devices at all times.

a)

Simplex

b)

Half Duplex

c)

Full Duplex

d)

Half Simplex

10.

In this type of transmission, both the sender and receiver station can transmit and receive.

a)

Simplex

b)

Half Duplex

c)

Full Duplex

d)

Duplex

11.

Eris Publishing has a network consisting of 3 workstations and 2 printer. This is most probably a _________

a)

PAN

b)

LAN

c)

MAN

d)

WAN

12.

Yu Publishing, with headquarters in Zamboanga and branch offices in Cebu City and throughout South-East Asia, China and USA, is probably connected by a __________

a)

PAN

b)

LAN

c)

MAN

d)

WAN

13.

In a mesh topology, the relationship between the device ad another is ___________

a)

Peer-to-peer

b)

Primary-to-peer

c)

Peer-to-primary

d)

Primary-to-secondary

14.

A cable break in a _________ topology stops all transmission.

a)

Mesh

b)

Bus

c)

Star

d)

Ring

15.

Security and privacy are less of an issue for devices in a _____________ topology

a)

Bus

b)

Mesh

c)

Tree

d)

Star

16.

The ___________ model shows how the network functions of a computer ought to be organized

a)

ISO

b)

OSI

c)

ITU-T

d)

ANSI

17.

The OSI model consists of ____________ layers

a)

Three

b)

Five

c)

Seven

d)

Nine

18.

Devices using PAN topology to transfer data must be placed no more than _____ meters apart.

a)

10

b)

30

c)

50

d)

100

19.

Computers send and receive data in the form of _______ signals

a)

Digital

b)

Analog

c)

Discrete

d)

Modulated

20.

Satellite, Microwave and Infrared are types of ________

a)

Transmission Media

b)

Transmission Protocols

c)

Communication Modes

d)

Computer Network

21.

_________ is the transmission and reception of data between locations.

a)

Data Communications

b)

Broadcast

c)

Transmission Media

d)

Uploading

22.

This determines the speed of the data being sent.

a)

Prepaid

b)

Signal Speed

c)

Bandwidth

d)

Broadband

23.

This is a pathway that data uses for one computer to communicate to the other. It also determined the volume of the information that can be transmitted.

a)

Signal Speed

b)

Signal Volume

c)

Broadband

d)

Bandwidth

24.

Give one advantage if TREE network topology

(a)  

25.

Give one advantage of RING network topology.

(a)  

26.

This is also known as backbone network topology

a)

Bus

b)

Ring

c)

Star

d)

Mesh

27.

What is a wireless mesh topology?

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28.

The OSI model is not a protocol; it is a model of understanding and designing a network architecture that is flexible, robust and inoperable.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The OSI model can help to break down the problem and combine the source of the troubles.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

At this layer, routers are crucial component used to quite literally route information where it needs to go between networks.

a)

Physical Layer

b)

Data Link Layer

c)

Network Layer

d)

Transport Layer

31.

This is the layer responsible for opening and closing communication between the two devices.

a)

Presentation Layer

b)

Application Layer

c)

Transport Layer

d)

Session Layer

32.

This layer provides an interface for the end user operating a device connected to a network .

a)

Application Layer

b)

Presentation Layer

c)

Session Layer

d)

Transport Layer

33.

This layer is the highest layer in the OSI hierarchy in terms of communications and may provide data tracking, connection flow control, sequencing of data, error checking, and application addressing and identification.

a)

Application Layer

b)

Presentation Layer

c)

Session Layer

d)

Transport Layer

34.

This layer finds the destination by using logical addresses, such as IP (internet protocol).

a)

Tranport Layer

b)

Network Layer

c)

Data Link Layer

d)

Physical Layer

35.

OSI Stands for _______

a)

Open System Interconnection

b)

Open Systems Interconnection

c)

Open Systems Incorporated

d)

Open System Incorporation

36.

The OSI model provides a/an _______ to explain components and their functionality.

a)

Protocol

b)

Architecture

c)

Common language

d)

Answer

37.

This layer also synchronizes data transfers with checkpoints.

a)

Session Layer

b)

Transport Layer

c)

Network Layer

d)

Data Link Layer

38.

This layer also corrects errors that may have occurred at the physical layer.

a)

Physical Layer

b)

Data Link Layer

c)

Network Layer

d)

Transport Layer

39.

The purpose of the this is to show how to facilitate communication between different systems without requiring changes to the logic of the underlying hardware and software.

a)

OSI Model

b)

ITU-T

c)

Network Topology

d)

Data Communication Systems

40.

This is the lowest layer of the OSI Model concerned with electrically or optically transmission of raw unstructured data bits across the network.

a)

Application Layer

b)

Presentation Layer

c)

Data Link Layer

d)

Physical Layer

41.

Which of the following doesn't belong to the group?

a)

Encryption and decryption of message for security

b)

Data Formatting

c)

Content Translation

d)

Compression and Expansion of a message so that it travels efficiently

42.

MAC address is implemented at which OSI model layer?

a)

Physical Layer

b)

Data Link Layer

c)

Network Layer

d)

Transport Layer

43.

IP is implemented at which OSI model layer?

a)

Physical Layer

b)

Data Link Layer

c)

Network Layer

d)

Transport Layer

44.

This provides flow control and multiplexing for device transmissions over a network.

a)

Media Access Control

b)

Logical Link Control

c)

Networking Interface Cards

d)

Bridges

45.

Which of the following doesn't belong to the group?

a)

Support File Transfers

b)

Ability to print on a network

c)

Courier mail

d)

Electronic messaging

46.

Explain briefly the application layer of the OSI model.

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