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- 2544) Networks have both physical and logical components. These include ________ and ________.A) RAM, CPUB) hard drives, external drivesC) hosts, external sitesD) hardware, software
- 2337) Organizations that have more than one LAN might be tempted to ________.A) connect the networks through a backbone networkB) use a backbone network to allow the LAN networks to communicate with each otherC) connect the networks to share resourcesD) all of the above
- 17 11) What are the seven layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model?A) Readiness, power, venue, markup, transmission, reception, endB) Start, process, link, adapt, measure, synchronize, endC) Physical, data link, network, transport, application, presentation, session D) Identification, reaction, initiation, transmittal, analysis, synergization, conclusion
- 2334) The FCC and state public utility commissions do NOT regulate which type of networks?A) WANB) BNC) MAND) LAN
- 2542) Which statement is most accurate?A) Many MAN and WAN infrastructure users simply lease the right to use the infrastructure.B) MAN and WAN infrastructures are always owned by end-users.C) MAN and WAN infrastructure users are prohibited from leasing such infrastructures.D) LAN infrastructure users always lease such infrastructures.
- 20 21) A significant difference between TCP/IP and OSI is that:A) several of the protocols associated with TCP/IP are relatively independent of the layer that they are generally associated with whereas, with OSI, protocol functions are dependent to the layer they are associated with B) several of the protocols associated with OSI are relatively independent of the layer that they are generally associated with whereas, with TCP/IP protocol functions are dependent to the layer they are associated withC) both A and BD) neither A nor B
- 2122) When was the TCP/IP model developed?A) at the same time as the OSI modelB) after the OSI modelC) before the OSI model D) by accident when the OSI model was being developed
- 23 36) The networks of the enterprise are typically connected through which kind of network?A) BN B) WANC) LAND) MAN
- 2228) ICMP stands for:A) Internet Control Message Protocol B) Internal Control Mechanism ProceduresC) Indeterminate Control Messaging ProceduresD) Internal Climate Message Protocol
- 2439) What is the best description of a "cloud" in networking terms?A) the inner workings of the infrastructure, the details that are hidden from the user B) the organization that owns a networkC) a fluffy, beautiful object floating in a blue skyD) the parent company of a networking company
- 2123) What is one thing that the TCP/IP model and the OSI model have in common?A) They are both layered models. B) They both have lateral sub-models.C) They both have identical layers.D) They were both created by OSHA.
- 2225) ARP stands for: A) Address Resolution Protocol B) Advanced Reconnection ProcedureC) Acquiring Resonance PatternD) Associative Receiving Participle
- 2338) Which of the following statements is the most accurate?A) An organization can use a LAN to cover greater distances at higher data rates than those offered by a MAN.B) A LAN can be used to connect BNs and WANs. C) An organization may find, if justified by transmission-volume needs, that having a private MAN may be less expensive than leasing these services from a local telecommunications company. D) A MAN is never subject to federal and state regulations.
- 2020) One governmental body that sets forth building regulations and safety standards is:A) FDICB) OSHAC) OSBAD) FDCPA
- 25 41) Sprint, MCI, AT&T and others are all examples of what kind of organizations?A) common law companiesB) common networkersC) common telecommutersD) common carriers
- 2333) The distinction between where one category of network begins and another ends is:A) crystal clearB) sometimes blurry C) impossibleD) never an issue
- 2645) In the 7-layered OSI model of architecture, layer 3 would be required to communicate with which of the following layers?A) 1, 2, 3 onlyB) 1, 2 onlyC) 2, 4 only D) 4 and above
- 2543) The infrastructures that create and support a WAN are ________ regulated.A) heavily B) neverC) rarelyD) sometimes
- 22 31) Some of the questions a networking technologist might ask when setting up a network would include:A) What is the purpose of the network? What services will this network be expected to provide? B) What types of connectivity, 10 people or 100,000, are required? What are the physical dimensions the network?C) Is the network limited to the size of a room or the expanse of a country? What type of business and user applications will this network have to support? D) All of the above.
- 2124) IP stands for:A) Internet productivityB) International protocolC) Intransient propertiesD) Internet protocol