Computer Quiz (Chapt. 7)

Networked computers need all but which of the following components?

DSL

A network topology is how computers and devices are ___ arranged with it.

physically

A common set of rules or ___, must be followed by network devices to communicate to each other.

protocols

Network ___ specify the way computers access a network.

standards

Devices on a network can connect to each other in one of two ways: with or without ___.

wires

To transmit data wirelessly from a media player to your computer speakers, use which of the following PAN technologies?

Bluetooth

Hackers often use a bonnet to launch a ___, or a bombardment of network traffic or messages designed to overload a server.

DoS (denial of service attack)

Which of the following is NOT a network device?

LAN (local area network)

All of the following are Network standards excepts ___?

TCP/IP

___ is the largest network in the world.

The Internet

Which of the following is NOT a network risk?

VoIP

A ___ covers a large geographic region.

WAN (wide area network)

Wi-Fi ___ lets you connect your laptop, tablet, or smartphone to the Internet in a public space.

hotspot

All devices interconnect with each other using a ___ network.

mesh

Network ___ determines how networked computers interact.

architecture

What is a common term describing information-carrying capacity?

bandwith

To guard against data theft, most cell networks use data ___.

encryption