Ch 1 quiz

In which layer of the Internet model would the HTTP protocol be used?

Application

BYOD stands for

Bring your own device

In a ______ architecture, computers are both client and server, thus sharing the work

Peer-to-peer

To interact with the World Wide Web, a client computer needs an application layer software package called a

Web browser

a _______ is the input-output hardware device at the end user's ed of a communication circuit in a client-server network

client

Which of the following is NOT a property of a WAN

connects a group of computers in a small geographic area such as a room, flow building, or campus

The two basic types of telecommunications media are

guided and wireless (radiated)

Taken together, the physical and data link layers are called the

hardware layer

_______ is one of the most commonly used coding schemes used in data transmission

ASCII

A _______ is a very large general-purpose computer that is capable of performing very many functions as if these are done simultaneously, and storing extremely large amounts of data

mainframe

_____ is a line-of-sight type of wireless media

microwave

The most commonly used e-mail standard is

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

A local area network is

a group of personal computers or terminals located in the same general area and connected by a common cable (communication circuit) so they can exchange information such as a set of rooms, a single building, or a set of well-connected buildings

A backbone network is

a high speed central network that connects other networks in a distance spanning up to several miles

_____, or the algorithms or business logic programmed into the application, can be simple or complex depending on the application

application logic

Another term for the weakening of a signal over distance is

attenuation

Which of the following is a function of the transport layer?

breaking long messages into several smaller messages

The primary reason for networking standards is to

ensure that hardware and software produced by different vendors can work together

Which of the following media can best withstand harsh environmental conditions?

fiber optic cable

IMAP (internet message access protocol)

permits an e-mail message to remain stored on the mail server even after they have been read by a client computer

Which of the following correctly represents order of the seven layers of the Internet model from layer 1 to 5 (bottom to top)

physical, data link, network, transport, application

A "thick client" architecture apprach

places all or almost all of the application logic on the client

A "thin client" architecture approach

places all or almost all of the application logic on the server

With the two-tier client-server architecture, the client is responsible for the ____ logic

presentation

________ is the presentation of information to the user and the acceptance of the user's commands

presentation logic

The ______ cloud deployment model provides the highest levels of control, privacy, and security

private

How are the application architecture functions split up in a client-server network?

the presentation logic is on the client, while the data storage and data access logic are on the server