Chapter 1 Solutions
Review Questions
1. Which of the following is one of the three basic functions a computer performs? (Choose
three.)
b. Internet access
d. Graphics
f. E-mail
2. Which computer component executes instructions provided by computer programs?
b. NIC
d. USB
3. What do you call each of the processors inside a CPU?
a. I/O
c. OS
4. Which of the following is considered long-term storage? (Choose two.)
b. RAM
c. Working storage
5. Which motherboard component controls data transfers between memory, expansion slots, I/O
devices, and the CPU?
b. IDE connectors
d. PCI Express
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6. You want to purchase a high-performance graphics card for your computer. Which type of
connector should it have?
a. PCI
c. IDE
7. What is the term for the time it takes for read/write heads to move to the correct spot on the
hard disk platter?
a. Rotational delay
c. Transfer time
8. Which of the following is a task usually performed by the firmware? (Choose two.)
b. Create an interrupt.
c. Store the operating system.
9. Which of the following is the correct order of the steps of the boot procedure?
2. CPU starts.
4. Power is applied.
6. Boot devices are searched.
a. 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5
b. 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6
d. 5, 4, 1, 3, 2, 6
10. You have just installed a new NIC in your PC to replace the old one that had started
malfunctioning. What additional software must be installed to allow the OS to communicate
with the new NIC?
a. Network application
c. BIOS
11. Which of the following requests information stored on another computer?
a. NIC
c. Network server
d. Network protocol
12. Choose the correct order for the process of a user attempting to access network resources:
2. Application
4. NIC driver
a. 4, 2, 1, 3
b. 3, 2, 1, 4
c. 1, 4, 2, 3
e. 3, 1, 2, 4
13. TCP/IP is an example of which of the following?
a. NIC
c. Network server
e. Device driver
14. In network communication, what type of address is used to deliver a frame to the correct
computer on the network? (Choose two.)
b. Logical
c. IP
15. What type of message is used to determine whether a computer is listening on the network?
a. MAC
c. IP
16. What does TCP/IP use to look up a computer’s IP address, given its name?
b. Ping
d. TCP
17. What is the unit of information containing MAC addresses and an error–checking code that’s
processed by the network interface layer?
b. Ping
d. Chunk
18. Data is processed from the time an application creates it to the time it reaches the network
medium. This process includes adding information such as addresses and is called which of
the following?
a. Packetization
d. Layering
19. You’re the network administrator for a company that has just expanded from one floor to two
floors of a large building, and the number of workstations you need has doubled from 50 to
100. You’re concerned that network performance will suffer if you add computers to the
existing LAN. In addition, new users will be working in a separate business unit, and there are
reasons to logically separate the two groups of computers. What type of network should you
configure?
b. MAN
d. Extended LAN
20. Which of the following best describes a client?
a. A computer’s primary role in the network is to give other computers access to network
resources and services.
c. It’s the software that responds to requests for network resources.
21. You work for a small company with four users who need to share information on their
computers. The budget is tight, so the network must be as inexpensive as possible. What type
of network should you install?
a. Server-based network
c. Wide area network
22. Which of the following characteristics is associated with a peer-to-peer network? (Choose
three.)
d. Centralized control
e. Uses a directory service
23. A device interconnects five computers and a printer in a single office so that users can share
the printer. This configuration is an example of which of the following?
b. MAN
c. WAN
24. A company has just made an agreement with another organization to share their two
networks’ resources by using TCP/IP protocols. What best describes this arrangement?
b. LAN
c. Intranet
25. You have installed Windows Server on a new server and want to centralize user logons and
security policies. What type of software should you install and configure on this server?
b. Application services
c. Communication services
26. A network interface can transfer data at 1 Gbps. Approximately how many bytes can the
interface transfer per second?
a. 1 billion
d. 8 billion
Hands-On Projects
Hands-On Project 1-1
Step 2: Steps of the boot procedure:
2. CPU starts.
3. CPU carries out BIOS startup routines, including the POST.
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Step 5: Final steps of the boot procedure:
Hands-On Project 1-3
Step 5:
• Word-processing program: User application
• NIC displayed in the “Connect using” text box: Network interface
Hands-On Project 1-5
Step 2: workgroup, peer-to-peer
Hands-On Project 1-6
Critical Thinking
Case Project 1-1
A server-based network is the best choice. A peer-to-peer network might work for now, but when new
Case Project 1-2
Because employees must be able to control access to their own resources, a peer-to-peer model works
Case Project 1-3
Case Project 1-4
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