CIT Chapter 7 Quiz

The current version of wireless Ethernet is ________.

802.11n

________ is the maximum speed at which data can be transferred between two nodes.

Bandwidth

Which of the following is NOT a type of UTP cable you would use in a wired Ethernet home network?

Cat 7B

______ is software that takes an existing Internet connection and turns it into a wireless hotspot.

Connectify

Which transmission medium transmits data the fastest?

Fiber-optic cable

A ________ is a network located in your home that connects to all your digital devices.

HAN

The unique number assigned to a network adapter by the manufacturer is referred to as the ________ address

MAC

A large network designed to provide access to a specific geographic area, such as a large city is a ________.

MAN

A network used to communicate among devices close to one person is called a ________.

PAN

Sophisticated networks generally use which of the following hardware devices to ease the flow of data through the network?

Routers and switches

SSID stands for ________.

Service Set Identifier

All of the following operating systems support P2P networking, EXCEPT ________.

Unix

A client/server network is an example of ________ administration

central

All of the following are extra precautions you can take to secure a wireless network, EXCEPT ________.

enable SSID broadcast

Network adapters_________.

enable nodes in a network to communicate with each other

A peer-to-peer (P2P)network is an example of ________ administration.

local

For the nodes on a network to communicate with each other and access the network, each node needs a ________.

network adapter

Client/server networks are controlled by a central server that runs a specialized piece of software called ________.

network operating system (NOS)

A(n) ________ is a device connected to a network such as a computer or a game console.

node

Data are sent through a network on bundles called ________.

packets

Using a network without the network owner's permission is known as ________.

piggybacking

All of the following involve tasks for network administration, EXCEPT ________.

purchasing initial equipment for the network

Wireless Internet is available using ________.

radio waves

Which of the following is NOT a type of cable used in wired networks?

router cable

All of the following are benefits of networks EXCEPT, ________.

sharing an operating system

A computer network is defined as two or more computers connected via ________ so that they can communicate with each other.

software and hardware

All of the following are used to classify network architectures, EXCEPT ________.

the number of nodes on the network

Network architectures are classified according to ________.

the way in which they are managed and the distance between their nodes

Normal telephone cable is a type of ________.

twisted-pair cable

The most popular transmission media option for wired Ethernet networks is ________.

unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable