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A. They must be transmitted all the way to the target exactly as produced.
B. They require filters and shields to be implemented.
C. They are often represented as a sine wave.
D. They are susceptible to attenuation and external noise influence.
A. Controls the radio waves
B. Stores radio waves
C. Converts between radio waves and electrical current
D. Increases radio waves
A. Autonomous System
B. Amplitude Shift
C. Automatic Switching
D. Analog Signal
A. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B. American Standard Code for Internal Interchange
C. Assigned Standard Code for Information Interchange
D. American Standard Code for Impacts and Interchanges
A. A computer chip designed for a specific use
B. A field-programmable gate array
C. A programmable logic device
D. A microprocessor
A. A data communication method between two devices that is achieved without using a common data signal.
B. A data communication method between two devices that is achieved without using a common clock signal.
C. A data communication method between two devices that is achieved using a common clock signal.
D. Data communication method that uses a common clock signal.
A. The ability to transmit data using a common clock signal.
B. The ability to transmit data without using a common clock signal.
C. The ability to periods of no communication at all.
D. The ability to vary the rate of bit transmission.
A. Only results from natural resistance in the wired or wireless channel
B. Is often measured in decibels (dB)
C. Results from natural resistance in the wired or wireless channel and from other environmental factors.
D. Is the loss of signal strength along a communications pathway
A. Megabytes (MB)
B. Kilometers (km)
C. Decibels (dB)
D. Gigabytes (GB)
A. A media pathway of higher capacity than those used to connect end devices to the network.
B. A device that offers connectivity to end devices in a star-wired infrastructure.
C. A device that connects end devices to a network.
D. A media pathway of lower capacity than those used to connect end devices to the network.
A. The speed of the transmission
B. The size of the pipe
C. The amount of data sent
D. The channel occupied by the carrier
A. Baseband is represented by
B. Baseband signaling is used in Ethernet networks.
C. Baseband uses multiple frequencies to transmit a bitstream.
D. Baseband is used in WiFi networks.
A. The exterior gateway routing protocol used to build the routing table of the home internet.
B. The exterior gateway routing protocol used to build the routing table of the commercial internet.
C. The interior gateway routing protocol used to build the routing table of the commercial internet.
D. The interior gateway routing protocol used to build the routing table of the home internet.
A. RIP
B. EGP
C. BGP4
D. BGP
A. Referring to a system with two separate components
B. Characterized by having two parts
C. Only consisting of the numbers 1 and 2
D. Having one correct answer
A. A system that has two separate components
B. A system that has four separate components
C. A system that has three separate components
D. A system that has one separate component
A. A system that uses ten digits, 0 through 9
B. A system that uses eight digits, 0 through 7
C. A system that uses sixteen digits, 0 through F
D. A system that uses two digits, 0 and 1
A. Samples per second (s/s or sps)
B. Bits per second (b/s or bps)
C. Hertz (Hz)
D. Frames per second (f/s or fps)
A. Bits per second
B. Gigabytes
C. Miles per hour
D. Seconds
A. Booting from a USB drive
B. Updating the graphics driver
C. Formatting the hard drive
D. Orchestrating hardware registration during bootup
A. Block data
B. Bridge interconnects separate network cable segments.
C. Manages MAC addresses
D. Forwards data
A. The ability to forward data and block data that is not meant for a different segment.
B. Bridges could not control the flow of data.
C. Bridges could not understand MAC addresses
D. Bridges could not process data
A. To reduce the loss of data or the variation in the rate of data transmission
B. To communicate data
C. To process data
D. To store data
A. 64
B. 8
C. 16
D. 4
A. A device that connects a computer to the Internet
B. A device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information
C. A type of computer network
D. The customer premise equipment (CPE) used to send and receive internet traffic over a coaxial cable television circuit.
A. Channel Switching Unit/Data Service Unit
B. Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit
C. Customer Service Unit/Data Service Unit
D. Continuous Service Unit/Data Service Unit
A. Command Line Interface (CLI)
B. Text-based user interface (TUI)
C. Alphabetical user interface (AUI)
D. Graphical user interface (GUI)
A. Twisted pair cable
B. Fiber optic cable
C. Coaxial cable
D. Parallel cable
A. The inner conductor
B. The braided shield
C. The core of the cable
D. The outer conductor
A. Lossy data
B. Data that can be misinterpreted
C. Data that must not be misinterpreted
D. Data that does not need to be compressed
A. Compression
B. Encryption
C. Transmission
D. Decompression
A. A device that only consists of a keyboard and a mouse.
B. A device that only consists of a keyboard.
C. A terminal which is a combination of a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor.
D. A device that only consists of a monitor.
A. The type of console, such as Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo
B. The act of entering data into a computer
C. The process of connecting a computer to a console
D. The terminal type, such as VT-100, set in terminal emulation software
A. Data analysis
B. Data entry
C. Data output
D. Big data
A. Enabling two devices to communicate with each other
B. Resolving fully-qualified domain names (FQDNs) to IP addresses.
C. Storing information about domain names
D. Translating websites from one language to another
A. It allows an operating system to use a piece of hardware by providing logical control.
B. It provides a graphical interface for the user.
C. It deletes temporary files.
D. It manages memory and processes.
A. Hardware
B. Operating System
C. BIOS
D. Drivers
A. The operating system and the hardware
B. The CPU and the memory
C. The software and the drivers
D. The BIOS and the hardware
A. Direct Subscriber Line
B. Dial Subscriber Line
C. Digital Subscriber Line
D. Dual Subscriber Line
A. A satellite internet service
B. A broadband internet-access circuit based on a standard pair of phone wires
C. A cable internet service
D. A dial-up internet service
A. It is a WAN technology
B. It is a Layer-4 protocol
C. It is a Layer-2 protocol
D. It is a Layer-3 protocol
A. FDDI
B. ATM
C. Ethernet
D. Token Ring
A. Layer-1
B. Bit
C. Protocol Data Unit
D. Frame
A. 990
B. 21
C. 989
D. 20
A. 989 and 990
B. 20 and 21
C. 25 and 22
D. 110 and 995
A. Foreign Trade Policy
B. Federal Tax Provision
C. First Time Parents
D. File Transfer Protocol
A. Bridges
B. Hosts
C. Gateways
D. Converters
A. The first router on the internet
B. The router at the edge of a network
C. A multi-layer protocol converter
D. The default router on a subnetwork
A. Global Positioning System
B. Google Play Store
C. Gaming Platform System
D. Geocaching
A. Graphic User Interaction
B. Graphical User Index
C. Graphical User Interface
D. Graphical User Interference