The key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and

execute program instructions; processes information central processing unit

Basic functions of a computer

CPUs are usually composed of two or more processors, called? Cores

Temporary memory a computer uses to store information while it is processing.

"The way a computer represents data as distinct or separate numbers (es: ""on""=1, ""off""=0)"

Communication between computers is almost always Serial

Which of the following is considered a broadband communications channel?

A. coaxial cable

B. fiber optic cable

C. microwave circuits

D. satellites systems

E. All of the above

Answer: Option E

A decrease in magnitude of current, voltage, a power of a signal in transmission between points, is

known as Attenuation

Which of the following performs modulation and demodulation?modem

What is the name of the device that converts computer output into a form that can be transmitted over
a telephone line?Modem

Microprogramming is control unit programming

To connect a computer with a device in the same room, you might be likely to use a coaxial cable

Which of the following types of channels moves data relatively slowly? narrowband channel

Which of the following is required to communicate between two computers?

A. communications software
B. protocol

C. communications hardware

D. access to transmission medium

E. All of the above

Answer: Option E

The physical layer is concerned with ___Bit by bit delivery________

Bits can be sent over guided and unguided media as analog signal by ____Digital modulation_______

The physical layer provides __________

a.mechanical specifications of electrical connectors and cables

b.electrical specification of transmission line signal level

c.specification for IR over optical fiber

d. all of the mentioned

Answer: all of the mentioned

The physical layer is responsible for ___Line coding ,channel coding, modulation_______

Wireless transmission of signals can be done via ___________

a.radio waves

b.microwaves

c.infrared

d.all of the mentioned

Answer:all of the mentioned

The first Network was called ___ARPANET_____

A ____Medium___ is the physical path over which a message travels.

A _____Protocol____ set of rules that governs data communication.

Three or more devices share a link in ___Multipoint_____ connection.

 In computer network nodes are _________

A. the computer that originates the data

B. the computer that routes the data

C. the computer that terminates the data

D. all of the mentioned

Answer: Option D

Bluetooth is an example of ____Pan____Personal area network__

Error control is needed at the transport layer because of potential errors occurring _in routers____.

Interconnected networks need communication processors such as switches, routers, hubs, and
gateways. Select the best fit for answer:internetwork processor

What is the default subnet mask for a class A network?255.0.0.0

MAC is media access control

Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device Bridge

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of wireless LAN?

A. Slower data transmission

B. higher error rate

C. interference of transmissions from different computers

D. All of the above

Answer: Option D

How many hosts are attached to each of the local area networks at your site? 254
Which of the following device is used to connect two systems, especially if the systems use different
protocols? Gateway

A distributed network configuration in which all data/information pass through a central computer is
star network

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ICMP"Internet Control Message Protocol

The slowest transmission speeds are those of twisted-pair wire

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In CRC there is no error if the remainder at the receiver is ____Zero_."

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Internet-like networks within an enterprise."Intranets

Which of the following tasks is not done by data link layer?channel coding

Header of a frame generally contains ______________

A. Addresses

B. Synchronization bytes

C. Frame identifier

D. All of the mentioned

Answer: Option D

When 2 or more bits in a data unit has been changed during the transmission, the error is called burst
error

 CRC stands for cyclic redundancy check

Which of the following is a data link protocol?

a..ethernet

b.point to point protocol

c. HDLC

d. all of these

Answer:all of these

The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into hardware specific
operations. Datalink layer

Header of a frame generally contains ______________

A. Addresses

B. Synchronization bytes

C. Frame identifier

D. All of the mentioned

Answer: Option D

Which of the following is the multiple access protocol for channel access control?

a.CSMA/CD

b.CSMA/CA

c. both (a) and (b)

d.none of the mentioned

Answer:both (a) and (b)

The sharing of a medium and its link by two or more devices is called _______Multiplexing_

 Which multiplexing technique used to transmit digital signals? TDM