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- 1. Multiple Choice
The time it takes for a message to transfer is known as:
latency
sneakernet
laziness
speed
- 2. Multiple Choice
The first computer networks appeared in the ______ and ______.
1940's
1950's
1960's
1970's
- 3. Multiple Choice
Someone walking a pile of punch cards, or a reel of magnetic tape to a computer on the other side of a building is called:
sneakernet
getting your steps in
moonwalk
tiring
- 4. Multiple Choice
Small networks of close-by computers are called:
Local Area Networks
Network Attached Storage
sharing resources
Computer to Computer
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which type of network can be as small as two machines in the same room, or as large as a university campus.
LAN
MAN
WAN
CAN
- 6. Multiple Choice
The most famous and successful LAN technology developed in the 1970''s was:
Ethernet
Sneakernet
Netty The RJ45 Cable
Twisted Pair
- 7. Multiple Choice
MAC Address stands for:
Media Access Control
Medium Apple Crisp
Media Accelerator Cable
Media Access Chip
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does CSMA stand for?
Carrier Sense Multiple Access
Carrier Sonic Multiple Access
Control Sensor Multiple Access
Carrier Sense Mapping Access
- 9. Multiple Choice
The rate at which a carrier can transmit data is called:
bandwidth
speed
gigahertz
UPS
- 10. Multiple Choice
What technology is implemented to help with collisions on a network?
Exponential Backoff
Boolean Backup Law
TCP
Montreal Expos Theory
- 11. Multiple Choice
A _________ can be used to make more collision domains.
switch
hub
LAN
ethernet
- 12. Multiple Choice
Messages/data are passed through several different stops instead of a dedicated route is known as:
message switching
pony express
UPS
TCP
- 13. Multiple Choice
The # of hops a message takes along a route is called:
hop count
counting
slow
routing latency
- 14. Multiple Choice
The hop count can be used to help with _______ problems
routing
rabbit
snail mail
TCP
- 15. Multiple Choice
When big transmissions are broken into smaller pieces, these pieces are called:
packets
pieces
slices
errors
- 16. Multiple Choice
The acronym IP stands for:
Internet Protocol
Intranet Passing
Internet People
Interstellar Protocol
- 17. Multiple Choice
Every device connected to a network gets a(n):
IP Address
virus
TCP Protocol
- 18. Multiple Choice
One protocol that runs on top of IP is :
TCP/IP
Ether
Sneakernet
- 19. Multiple Choice
The routing approach that chops up data into small packets and passes them along flexible routes that have spare capacity is called:
packet switching
packet time
switch mastering
routing routes reliably
- 20. Multiple Choice
The ancestor to the Internet was:
ARPANET
DARWIN
DORY
Grandma & Grandpa Internet
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