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What is the main purpose of a file server?
a) To manage access to the World Wide Web
b) To manage the flow of data between it and client nodes
c) To store shared data
d) To manage electronic mail

Which of the following wireless mode types uses a centralized access point known as a wireless access point (AP)?
a) Cable modem
b) Ad-hoc
c) LAN
d) Infrastructure

What are T carriers?
a) The data channels in an ISDN line
b) Dedicated digital telephone lines used in Europe
c) The signaling channels in an ISDN line
d) Dedicated digital telephone lines used in North America

What function does the Domain Name System (DNS) perform?
a) It resolves IP addresses into easily recognizable text-based names.
b) It provides text output that users can access at their convenience and also allows multi-person input.
c) It allows a computer to connect to the Internet over a phone line.
d) It makes up the IP address of an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address.

ich of the following top-level domains would generally refer to an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?
a) net
b) edu
c) com
d) org

What is the name of the problem-solving model in which a task that cannot be performed by one person is outsourced to a large group or community in order to obtain and analyze large amounts of data?
a) Software as a Service (SaaS)
b) Cloud computing
c) Crowdsourcing
d) On-demand computing

Which of the following protocols can connect an entire network to the Internet?
a) Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
b) Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
c) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
d) Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

In computer terminology, what is a network?
a) A group of two or more computers connected so they can communicate, share resources and exchange information with one another
b) A device that interacts with another device through a central server to which they are both connected
c) A computer that manages system resources and provides information to other computers
d) A system that requests a service from another computer that is used to access files or documents

Which device connects a wireless local area network to a wireless phone network at broadband speeds?
a) T carrier
b) E carrier
c) 4G mobile hotspot
d) Wireless access point (AP)

What type of server are you accessing when you download software programs and documents from Websites?
a) A File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
b) A Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server
c) A Post Office Protocol (POP) server
d) A Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server

What is the Internet?
a) A U.S. Department of Defense agency that created the first global computer network
b) A worldwide network of interconnected networks
c) A network that serves as a portal to other networks
d) A set of standardized protocols that enables LANs and WANs to communicate

What enables dissimilar systems connected to the Internet to communicate with one another?
a) Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
b) File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
c) An Internet Service Provider (ISP)
d) The World Wide Web

How many bits does the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address format use?
a) 128
b) 32
c) 64
d) 256

What is the term for a device that determines the best path for data to take across a network?
a) Gateway
b) Backbone
c) Router
d) Packet

What is a local area network (LAN)?
a) A set of protocols that enables clients and servers to communicate
b) Two or more nodes that span a wide geographic area
c) A group of computers connected within a confined geographic area
d) A node on a network that serves as a portal to other networks

Which of the following enabled private (i.e., commercial) business to be conducted over networks connected to NSFnet?
a) The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
b) Private telecommunications companies
c) The World Wide Web
d) The National Science Foundation (NSF)

A device that converts digital data to analog signal and vice versa, is called a:
a) Router
b) TCP/IP
c) Modem
d) Node

Which of the following describes cloud computing?
a) Hosted applications and services offered by a third party and run almost entirely from one or more servers that reside on the
b) A computing paradigm in which Web browsers and numerous other applications are required on local computers
c) Hosted applications and services offered by a third party and run on that organization's local computer
d) A computing paradigm that prevents users from accessing most Internet resources unless those resources are stored locally

Question 31 :In the client/server environment, what is the main function of client software?
a) It manages network resources and provides information to the client.
b) It enables users to communicate with and request information from the client.
c) It defines the protocols that enable the client to communicate with the server.
d) It enables users to communicate with and request information from the server.

What type of server are you accessing when you download software programs and documents from Websites?
a) A File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
b) A Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server
c) A Post Office Protocol (POP) server
d) A Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server

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