MIS Chapter 7 Quiz

A(n) ________ is software for locating and managing stored web pages.

web server

A network that covers entire geographical regions is most commonly referred to as a(n):

wide area network.

What service converts IP addresses into more recognizable alphanumeric names?

DNS

In TCP/IP, IP is responsible for which of the following?

Disassembling and reassembling packets during transmission

A computer network consists of at least three computers.

False

A hub is a networking device that is used to filter and forward data to specified destinations on the network.

False

Circuit switching makes much more efficient use of the communications capacity of a network than does packet switching.

False

A(n) ________ is a commercial organization with a permanent connection to the Internet that sells temporary connections to retail subscribers.

ISP

A network that spans a city, and sometimes its major suburbs, as well, is called a:

MAN.

Based on your reading of the examples in the chapter, which of the following would be the best use of RFID for a business?

Managing the supply chain

Which of the following is not a defining feature of Web 2.0?

Semantic search

The 802.11 set of standards is known as:

Wi-Fi.

Instant messaging is a type of ________ service.

chat

The telephone system is an example of a ________ network.

circuit-switched

IPv6 has been developed in order to:

create more IP addresses.

Bandwidth is the:

difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that can be accommodated on a single channel.

A VPN:

is an encrypted private network configured within a public network.

The backbone networks of the Internet are typically owned by long-distance telephone companies called:

network service providers.

Predictive search in Google's search engine:

predicts what you are looking for as you enter words into the query box.

A(n) ________ is a device that forwards packets of data through different networks, ensuring that the data gets to the right address.

router

Apple Pay uses an RFID-related technology called near field communication.

True

Coaxial cable is similar to that used for cable television and consists of thickly insulated copper wire.

True

Computer networks are fundamentally different from telephone networks.

True

Fiber-optic cable is more expensive and harder to install than wire media.

True

In a large company today, you will often find an infrastructure that includes hundreds of small LANs linked to each other as well as to corporate-wide networks.

True

Mobile search makes up at more than 50% of all Internet searches.

True

More than 200 million Americans access the Internet via mobile devices.

True

TCP/IP was developed during the early 1970s to support efforts to help scientists transmit data among different types of computers over long distances.

True

The "Internet of Things" refers to a vision of a pervasive Web, in which common objects are connected to and controlled over the Internet.

True

The Domain Name System (DNS) converts domain names to IP addresses.

True

The emerging Internet of People is based on sensors attached to clothing and personal effects that monitor physical states and locations of individuals.

True

Two computers using TCP/IP can communicate even if they are based on different hardware and software platforms.

True

Web 3.0 is an effort to add a layer of meaning to the existing web in order to reduce the amount of human involvement in searching for and processing web information.

True

Wikis allow visitors to change or add to the original posted material.

True

All of the following are physical components of an RFID system except:

bar codes.