1. Modems use ____________ cable to connect to a telephone network through a modular phone jack.
A) phone
B) coaxial
C) digital
D) analog
2. Modem speed is measured in:
A) bits per second.
B) bytes per second.
C) bits per millisecond.
D) bytes per minute.
3. What is the term for the amount of information transmitted through a communication medium in a certain amount of time?
A) DPI
B) Bandwidth
C) BPS
D) Baud rate
4. Broadband connections include all EXCEPT:
A) cable modems.
B) DSL.
C) wireless.
D) phone modems.
5. What type of cable uses light waves to carry information at high speed?
A) Cable modems
B) Wireless cables
C) fiber-optic cables
D) Phone lines
6. Which type of media has the longest maximum distance?
A) Twisted pair
B) Coaxial cable
C) Wireless
D) Fiber-optic
7. The rules for exchanging data between a terminal and one or more computers is known as a(n):
A) procedure.
B) algorithm.
C) set of laws.
D) protocol.
8. In a client/server environment, most or all of the network operating system resides on the:
A) Client machine.
B) Server computer.
C) CD.
D) Mainframe.
9. The network configuration that allows every computer to act as both a client and a server is a:
A) client/server model.
B) host system.
C) server network.
D) peer-to-peer network.
10. The ____________ stores data and software that are to be shared by several users.
A) mainframe
B) file server
C) print server
D) client
Answers:
1.(a), 2.(a), 3.(b), 4.(d), 5.(c), 6.(c), 7.(d), 8(b), 9.(d), 10.(b)
