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NOVA ITE 100 Midterm
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
10/21/2015

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Term
At the __________ layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible for breaking large files received from the application layer into smaller packets and opening a connection to a server for transferring the packets
Definition
Transport
Term
In the OSI model, the session, presentation and application layers correspond to the ________ layer of the Internet model
Definition
application
Term

1)LAN

 A. 

shared ownership.

 

2)WAN

  B. 

single owner.

 

3)Intranet

  C. 

Accessing LAN remotely.

 

4)Extranet

 D. 

Using Internet technologies in LAN environment.

 
Definition

1)LAN

 B. 

single owner

 

2)WAN

 A. 

shared ownership

 

3)Intranet

 D. 

Using Internet technologies in LAN environment.

 

4)Extranet

 C. 

Accessing LAN remotely. 

 
Term
Every single personal computer built by IBM in the United States during the third quarter of 1997 was purchased by ________.
Definition
Walmart
Term
A server farm is a _______ or group of computers linked together so that they act as one.
Definition
Cluster
Term
___ -clients are much easier to manage.
Definition
Thin
Term
The most widely used network application architecture is Client-server that frequently uses a third software component, called ________, that allows proper communication, translation and message transfer between software components from different vendors. Examples of related standards are DCE, COBRA and ODBC.
Definition
middleware
Term
Which of the following statements are true about a thin-client or terminal:
Definition
Typically does not have storage device, like hard disk.

It enables cloud-based architecture.

Typically does not have storage device, like hard disk.

It enables cloud-based architecture.
Term
With the “thin client” architecture, when an application changes, only the _________ with the application logic needs to be updated.
Definition
Host
Term
Select which of these Cloud Computing Model(s) or Architecture(s) does outsource the OS
Definition
SaaS

PaaS
Term
One underlying problem with a _____-based application architecture is that, the server can get overloaded since it must process all messages.
Definition
host/server
Term
A data circuit is using modulation with 8 kHz symbol rate (frequency) and 8 bits per symbol. The resulting circuit data rate is ______ kbps
Definition
64
Term
If the highest frequency of a circuit is 10 KHz and the lowest frequency is 800 Hz, the available bandwidth for this circuit is _____ Hz
Definition
9,200
Term
Inverse multiplexing means:
Definition
combining several low speed circuits to enable them to be transmitted across one high speed circuit
Term
Select all frequencies, that humans can hear
Definition
1kHz-500Hz
Term
When converting analog signal to digital using pulse amplitude modulation (or sampling) and using 128 amplitude levels, how many bits per sample are needed?
Definition
7
Term
When sending 5 bits per symbol using frequency modulation, the number of different frequencies needed would be _______.
Definition
32
Term
The longer the cable length
Definition
the lower the usable bandwidth
Term
using _______ transmission mode would take one clock cycle
Definition
parallel
Term
using _______ transmission mode would take 8 clock cycles
Definition
serial
Term
What is the ASCII decimal equivalent of the character: @
Definition
64
Term
Select the 2 modulations and number of bits representing each symbol in QAM-256
Definition
AM PM 8 bits
Term
The loss of power a signal suffers as it travels from the transmitting computer to a receiving computer is called
Definition
Attenuation
Term
Even though parity checking has quite high success rate of detecting errors on circuit thanks to the nature of error occurrence (bursts), the theoretical probability of detecting an error using parity checking is only about ___ %
Definition
50
Term
The probability of CRC detecting an error is ___ % for all errors of the same length as the CRC or less
Definition
100
Term
The simplest, most widely used method for error correction is
Definition
ARQ
Term
When we amplify the signal on an analog circuit, we also amplify any noise that is present on the circuit
Definition
true
Term
what is an effective way to prevent impulse noise, cross talk, and intermodulation noise.
Definition
shielding wires
Term
when a signal transmitted on one circuit or channel of a transmission system creates an undesired effect in another circuit or channel.
Definition
cross talk
Term
The more bits are added to the each PDU as the error detection information, the _____ the protocol efficiency
Definition
lower
Term
If a computer transmits a message containing “ABC” and the destination computer receives “abc” as the message, the message is corrupted.
Definition
true
Term
Typical _____________ protocol is sending only 1 character (up to 8 bits) per frame.
Definition
Asynchronous
Term
In data transmission, data errors are typically _______________ in time.
Definition
forming concentrated bursts
Term
__________ access method is commonly used in Ethernet local area networks.
Definition
Contention
Term
The protocol to resolve the network layer address to data link layer address by using a broadcast on a local subnet is called _____
Definition
ARP
Term
An advantage of centralized routing is
Definition
routing decisions are simple
Term
What is the name of the protocol (type the 3 letter acronym), that provides the equivalent of directory assistance for application layer addresses matched to network layer address
Definition
DNS
Term
IPv4 uses ________ bytes per Internet address.
Definition
4
Term
One drawback to dynamic routing is
Definition
The transmission of status information “wastes” network capacity that could be used to send user messages
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