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What is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email?


A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A peer-to-peer network is a model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients.

A) True
B) False

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A hub (switch or router)is the hardware to perform traffic control.

A) True
B) False

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What allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network?


A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Compare the two types of network architectures.

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A peer-to-peer (P2P)network is any netwo...

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A protocol is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

A) True
B) False

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What is a peer-to-peer network?


A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B) A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Identify the different media types found in networks

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Wire media are transmission material man...

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Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

A) True
B) False

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Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.

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A local area network (LAN)is designed to...

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How many layers does the OSI model contain?


A) Four
B) Seven
C) Ten
D) Eleven

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)allows web browsers and servers to send and receive web pages.

A) True
B) False

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What allows the management of networked nodes to be managed from a single point?


A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following represents the bus topology?


A) All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone.
B) All devices are connected to a central device, called a hub.
C) All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop, so that each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on either side of it.
D) Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.

A) True
B) False

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List and describe the four components that differentiate networks.

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Networks are differentiated by the follo...

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What is packet-switching?


A) Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination
C) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices) in a network
D) A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A WAN is a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

A) True
B) False

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A wide area network (WAN)spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province, or country. WANs often connect multiple smaller networks, such as local area networks or metropolitan area networks. The world's most popular WAN is the Internet. A metropolitan area network (MAN)is a large computer network usually spanning a city.

A) True
B) False

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Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email.

A) True
B) False

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