Package Title: Homework Questions
Course Title: IS 5e
Chapter Number: 6
Question Type: True/False
1) Network neutrality is a policy whereby Internet service providers charge customers different rates for their
Internet use based on the type of content they are downloading.
2) Broadband refers to a network with a high transmission capacity.
3) The following can be considered as broadband technologies (choose all that are correct):
a) DSL
b) Dial-up
c) Cable
d) All of these
4) A collection of the following devices — two desktop computers, three laptops, two smart phones and a
printer — can be described as a(n):
a) LAN.
b) Network server.
c) WAN.
d) All of these
5) A(n) ___ can consist of one or more ____ .
a) LAN, WANs
b) WAN, enterprise networks
c) LAN, enterprise networks
d) Enterprise network, LANs
6) A modem can perform which of the following operations?
a) Convert analog signals to digital signals only
b) Convert digital signals to analog signals only
c) Both of the following are correct: Convert analog signals to digital signals only; and convert digital signals to
analog signals only
d) Modems do not convert signals.
7) Fiber-optic cables are preferred over co-axial and twisted pair cables because (choose all that are correct):
a) Fiber optic cables are less difficult to tap.
b) Fiber optic cables offer higher security.
c) Fiber optic cables are susceptible to interference.
d) Fiber optic cables have very high bandwidth.
8) Network protocols describe
a) The number of nodes in the network.
b) The rules for communication within the network.
c) The connections between the nodes in the network.
d) The number of nodes in the network and the connections between them.
9) Ethernet, packet switching, HTTP, and TCP/IP are all examples of network protocols.
10) Distributed computing refers to the distribution of computing tasks among one or more computers.
11) An Intranet is a scaled-up version of the Internet that uses similar technologies.
12) An Intranet that allows limited access to its partners, suppliers, and customers is called a(n):
a) Secure Intranet
b) Extranet
c) Corporate Web site
d) Portal
13) IPv6 will allow for ___ unique IP addresses.
a) 128
b) 32
c) 2128
d) 232
14) DNS are a convenient alternative to the difficult-to-remember IP naming system for computers.
15) A free software package is called a browser.
16) Most Internet search engines maintain an index of billions of Web pages. These indexes are updated using:
a) The users of the search engine.
b) Dedicated employees.
c) Automated webcrawlers.
d) A combination of all of these.
17) Networks enable which of the following applications?
a) Discovery
b) Communications
c) Collaboration
d) All of the above
18) With _____, phone calls are treated as just another kind of data.
a) Voice over Internet Protocol
b) Chat rooms
c) Teleconference
d) All of the above
19) Workflow, groupware, and telepresence systems are examples of which network application?
a) Discovery
b) Communications
c) Collaboration
d) None of the above
20) The popularity of online classes and online universities can be attributed to which of the following network
applications?
a) Discovery
b) Communications
c) Collaboration
d) All of the above