Test Bank For M Information Systems 2nd Edition by Paige Baltza

Test Bank For M Information Systems 2nd Edition by Paige Baltza

Appendix B

Networks and Telecommunications

True / False Questions
1. File transfer protocol (FTP) allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network.
True False

2. Packet switching is an intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.
True False

3. Network transmission media refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers.
True False

4. Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) uses TCP/IP technology to transmit voice calls over long-distance telephone lines.
True False

5. Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) is TCP/IP’s own messaging system for email. Telnet protocol provides terminal emulation that allows a personal computer or workstation to act as a terminal, or access device, for a server.
True False

Multiple Choice Questions
6. What is a telecommunications system?
A. A system that enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B. A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C. Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D. A computer that is designed to request information from a server

7. What is a network?
A. A system that enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B. A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C. Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D. A computer that is designed to request information from a server

8. What is a peer-to-peer network?
A. A system that enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B. A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C. Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D. A computer that is designed to request information from a server

9. What is a client?
A. A System that enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B. A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C. Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D. A computer that is designed to request information from a server

10. What is designed to connect a group of computers in close proximity to each other, such as in an office building, a school, or a home?
A. Local area network
B. Wide area network
C. Metropolitan area network
D. Peer-to-peer network