When UPC is used, the price of the item is located
A. on the item
B. on the item and on the shelf
C. in computer storage
D. on the shelf and in computer storage
E. None of the above
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Error control is needed at the transport layer because of potential errors occurring _____.
A. from transmission line noise
B. in routers
C. from out-of-sequence delivery
D. from packet losses.
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The transport layer protocol is connectionless.
A. NVT
B. FTP
C. TCP
D. UDP
E. None of the above
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The fundamental requirements of private-to-public network interconnection methods which need to be provided in gateways is/are
A. universal accessibility for private network Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)
B. adequate cost control mechanisms for administration of the private networks
C. to assign address to private network DTEs
D. A and B both
E. None of the above
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Communication between computers is almost always
A. serial
B. parallel
C. series parallel
D. direct
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is considered a broadband communications channel?
A. coaxial cable
B. fiber optic cable
C. microwave circuits
D. satellites systems
E. All of the above
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Data link layer retransmits the damaged frames in most networks. If the probability of a frame's being damaged is p, what is the mean number of transmissions required to send a frame if acknowledgements are never lost.
A. P I (K + 1)
B. KIK (1 + F)
C. 1/ (1 - F)
D. K I (K - P)
E. None of the above
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Which of the following characteristics is not true of NetBEUI?
A. Highly-customizable
B. Routable
C. Little configuration required
D. Fast for small networks to Self-tuning
E. None of the above
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The difference between a multiplexer and a statistical multiplexer is
A. Statistical multiplexers need buffers while multiplexers do not need buffers
B. Multiplexer use X.25 protocol, while statistical multiplexers use the Aloha protocol
C. Multiplexers often waste the output link capacity while statistical multiplexers optimize its use
D. Multiplexers use Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) while statistical multiplexers use Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM)
E. None of the above
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You are trying to decide which type of network you will use at your office, and you want the type that will provide communication and avoid collisions on the cable. Which of the following is the best choice?
A. Token-Ring
B. CSMA/CD
C. Ethernet
D. CSMA/CA
E. ARCnet
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Which of the following network access standard is used for connecting stations to a packet-switched network?
A. X.3
B. X.21
C. X.25
D. X.75
E. None of the above
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Interconnected networks need communication processors such as switches, routers, hubs, and gateways. Select the best fit for answer:
A. TCP/IP
B. Protocol
C. Open Systems
D. Internetwork processor
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A decrease in magnitude of current, voltage, a power of a signal in transmission between points, is known as
A. Attenuation
B. Amplitude
C. Aloha
D. Carrier
E. None of the above
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The term "remote job entry" relates to
A. batch processing
B. realtime processing
C. transaction processing
D. distributed processing
E. None of the above
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Which of the following performs modulation and demodulation?
A. fiber optic
B. satellite
C. coaxial cable
D. modem
E. None of the above
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Data communications monitors available on the software market include
A. ENVIRON/1
B. TOTAL
C. BPL
D. Telenet
E. None of the above
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Which of the following statement is correct?
A. A spin stabilized satellite used solar cells mounted on a cylinder body that continuously rotates so that 40 a time and it also uses gyroscopic action of a spinning satellite to maintain its orientati
B. A spin stabilized satellite uses solar panels whose cells are continually oriented toward the sun
C. Satellite transponders use lower frequency reception of radiation from earth stations and higher frequency for transmission to earth stations.
D. satellite transponders use a single frequency for reception and transmission from one point on earth to another
E. None of the above
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What is the default subnet mask for a class A network?
A. 127.0.0.1
B. 255.0.0.0
C. 255.255.255.0.0
D. 255.255.255.0
E. None of the above
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When using the loopback address, if TCP/IP is installed correctly, when should you receive a response?
A. Immediately
B. Only if the address fails
C. After the next host comes online
D. Within two minutes
E. None of the above
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Which of the following statement is correct?
A. Satellite transponders contain a receiver and transmitter designed to relay microwave transmissions from one point on earth to another.
B. Satellite transponders contain a device that echos the radiation without change from one point on earth to another.
C. Satellite transponder contains devices that transform the message sent from one location on earth to a different code for transmission to another location.
D. Satellite transponders use lower frequency reception of radiation from earth stations and higher frequency for transmission to earth stations
E. None of the above
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