23.
Which type of network covers a large geographic distance, such as a state,
a country, or even the entire world?
24.
Which type of network requires an organization to use some sort of
commercial communications provider?
25.
_____ is a set of connected networks all within the same city or
metropolitan area, but not in immediate proximity to each other.
26.
What is the difference between the terms internet (lower case i) and
Internet (upper case I)?
27.
When a local router on the Internet does not recognize a sender of a
message as being attached to one of its LAN, MAN, or WAN connections, it
sends the message over the connection to its ____.
28.
Computers and routers refer to each other using ____.
29.
Where would a computer look up the site location for a computer it needs to
send information to?
30.
Which of the following terms refers to the capacity of a communications
medium to transfer information in a given amount of time?
31.
A _____ is the smallest possible amount of data.
32.
A single symbol or letter of text is stored using _____ byte(s).
33.
How many bits would be required to store the word “bit”?
34.
How is bandwidth measured?
35.
How long would it take to transfer a document containing 125,000
characters using a communications medium with a bandwidth of 2Mbps?
36.
What type of Internet connection uses an ordinary telephone line and a
modem?
37.
Which of the following communications medium is NOT classified as a
broadband connection?
38.
What communications device connects your computer to a phone line so
that you can access another computer or network?
39.
What does a modem do?
40.
Which type of high-speed Internet circuit is generally used by businesses?
41.
Which type of high-speed Internet connection works in a fashion similar to
dial-up modems but allows you to use the telephone at the same time you
are using the Internet?
42.
Which type of Internet connection is limited to the distance between you
and your phone company, generally about 3 miles?
43.
Which type of Internet connection slows down when more customers or
computers are using it?
44.
Which network technology allows you to send voice calls over the Internet
and avoid toll charges?
45.
Which type of media transmits information over a closed, connected path?
46.
Which of the following is an example of a wired communications medium?