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Consists of personal devices at close range such as a cell phone, PDA, and notebook computer in communication Covers a small local area such as a home, office, other building, or small group of buildings Covers a limited geographical area, and is popular in places where networking cables are difficult to install, such as outdoors, in public places, and in homes that are not wired for networks Covers a large campus or city

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Covers a large geographical area and is made up of many smaller networks

WAN

The theoretical number of bits that can be transmitted over a network at one time

Bandw idth

The actual speed of a network Refers to a networking technology that carries more than one type of signal, such as DSL and telephone A computer or other device, such as a router, that allows a computer on one network to communicate with a computer on another network
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Data throughput

Broadband

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The correct answer is: Consists of personal devices at close range such as a cell phone, PDA, and notebook computer in communication PAN, Covers a small local area such as a home, office, other building, or small group of buildings LAN, Covers a limited geographical area, and is popular in places where networking cables are difficult to install, such as outdoors, in public places, and in homes that are not wired for networks WLAN, Covers a large campus or city MAN, Covers a large geographical area and is made up of many

smaller networks WAN, The theoretical number of bits that can be transmitted over a network at one time Bandwidth, The actual speed of a network Data throughput, Refers to a networking technology that carries more than one type of signal, such as DSL and telephone Broadband, A computer or other device, such as a router, that allows a computer on one network to communicate with a computer on another network Gateway.
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Question text Delays in network transmissions are called ____. Select one: a. fragmentation time b. propagation delay c. latency d. overhead Feedback The correct answer is: latency.
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Question text To connect to the Internet, a network first connects to an ____. Select one: a. Internet Survey Provider b. Internet Service Provider c. Interconnection Service Provider d. Instant Service Provider Feedback The correct answer is: Internet Service Provider.

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Question text For almost all networks today, including the Internet, the communication protocol used is called ____. Select one: a. TCP/IP b. UDP c. OSI d. HTTP Feedback The correct answer is: TCP/IP.
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Question text ____ technology uses a dedicated line from your ISP to your place of business or residence. Select one: a. Fiber optic b. DSL c. Dial-up d. Cable-modem Feedback The correct answer is: Fiber optic.
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Question text Apple Computer calls 802.11b ____. Select one: a. AeroNet b. AirNet c. AirPort Extreme d. AirPort Feedback The correct answer is: AirPort.
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Question text The three main protocols for encryption for 802.11 wireless networks are ____. Select one: a. AES, DES, and TKIP b. WEP, WPA, and WPA2 c. WEP, WPA, and TKIP d. WPA, AES, and TKIP Feedback The correct answer is: WEP, WPA, and WPA2.
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Question text The ____ for a cellular network is a fixed transceiver and antenna. Select one: a. mobile station b. intermediate station c. base station d. reference station Feedback The correct answer is: base station.
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Question text All wireless phone systems, including cellular, use ____ transmission, which means both people in a conversation can talk or transmit at the same time. Select one: a. half-duplex b. full-duplex c. chain-duplex d. cross-duplex Feedback The correct answer is: full-duplex.
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Question text ____ is a standard for short-range wireless communication and data synchronization between devices. Select one:

a. Bluetooth b. 802.11X c. 802.11G d. BlueNet Feedback The correct answer is: Bluetooth.
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Question text ____ is the most popular cabling method for local networks. Select one: a. Fiber optic b. Wireless c. Coaxial cable d. Twisted-pair cable Feedback The correct answer is: Twisted-pair cable.
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Question text A ____ is a device that manages traffic between two networks. Select one: a. bridge b. router c. converter d. transceiver

Feedback The correct answer is: router.

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Question text A(n) ____ is a 32-bit string used to identify a computer on a network. Select one: a. port number b. protocol number c. IP address d. IP version Feedback The correct answer is: IP address.
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Question text The IP addresses available to the Internet are called ____ IP addresses. Select one: a. public b. private c. non-routable d. standard Feedback The correct answer is: public.
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Question text A ____ IP address is assigned for the current connection only. Select one: a. default b. dynamic c. static d. configured Feedback The correct answer is: dynamic.
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Question text The ____ command tests connectivity by sending an echo request to a remote computer. Select one: a. pong b. tstcon c. lightnt d. ping Feedback The correct answer is: ping.
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Question text The ____ command can display TCP/IP configuration information and refresh the IP address. Select one: a. msconfig b. netcnfg c. ipconfig d. netcfg32 Feedback The correct answer is: ipconfig.
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Question text A____ application means one computer (the remote computer) is running the Telnet server and another computer (the local computer) runs the Telnet client Select one: a. monolithic b. cloud-based c. service-oriented d. client/server Feedback The correct answer is: client/server.
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Question text To use ____, you can create user accounts using the Control Panel Select one:

a. Telnet b. RSH c. Remote Assistance d. Remote Desktop Feedback The correct answer is: Telnet.
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Question text The solution for securing private data traveling over a public network is a ____. Select one: a. virtual protected network b. virtual private network c. virtual privacy network d. virtual prevention network Feedback The correct answer is: virtual private network.
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Question text A(n) ____ is a group of four dotted decimal numbers such as 255.255.0.0 that tells TCP/IP if a computers IP address is on the same or a different network. Select one: a. subnet mask b. IP address c. MAC address

d. port number Feedback The correct answer is: subnet mask.

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Question text A ____ is the gateway a computer uses to access another network if it does not have a better option. Select one: a. static route b. dynamic route c. default gateway d. local hub Feedback The correct answer is: default gateway.
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Question text Latency is measured by the round-trip time it takes for a data packet to travel from source to destination and back to source. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.
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Question text The Telnet protocol encrypts transmitted data, which therefore cannot be read by others on the network. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'False'.
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Question text When connecting to a network, by default Windows assumes static IP addressing and automatically configures the network connection. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'False'.
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Question text Wireless networks are either public, unsecured hotspots or private, secured hotspots. Select one:

True False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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Question text When connecting to a private and secured wireless access point, you must provide the information that proves you have the right to use the network. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.