MIS 118 CHAPTER 7 Multiple Choice

One type of mobile phone that is not commonly used is the ____.

a. roaming phone c. satellite phone

b. landline phone d. analog phone

C

The ____ network consists of 24 Department of Defense satellites that are used for location and navigation purposes.

a. location positioning system (LPS) c. cellular phone

b. satellite positioning system (SPS) d. global positioning system (GPS)

D

An emerging type of mobile phone is the cellular/satellite ____ phone that can be used with cellular service when it is available and then switches to satellite service when cellular service is not available.

a. dual-mode c. duplex

b. dual-core d. digital

A

A global positioning system (GPS) consists of ____ and a group of GPS satellites.

a. GPS transmitters c. GPS amplifiers

b. Wi-Fi receivers d. GPS receivers

D

__________ technology is commonly used to monitor the status of objects, such as shipping boxes, livestock, or expensive equipment to which these types of tags are attached.

a. IrDA c. RFID

b. cellular d. Bluetooth

C

The ____ allows individuals to "placeshift" multimedia content from their home TVs and DVRs to their portable computer or mobile device.

a. Singbox c. Singmedia

b. Slingbox d. Shiftmedia

B

Monitoring systems may also use ____, which are devices that respond to a stimulus (such as heat, light, or pressure) and generate an electrical signal that can be measured or interpreted.

a. transmitters c. IAs

b. interpreters d. sensors

D

____ is the use of networking technology to conduct real-time, face-to-face meetings between individuals physically located in different places.

a. Online conferencing c. Phone conferencing

b. Videoconferencing d. VoIP conferencing

B

Microsoft Office markup tools and specialized ____ are used in conjunction with networking technology to allow multiple individuals to edit and make comments in a document without destroying the original content.

a. collaboration software c. job software

b. online software d. OCR software

A

____ is the use of networking technology to provide medical information and services.

a. Telecommuting c. Telemedicine

b. Remote medicine d. Remote health

C

In a ____ network, there are a number of different connections between the devices on the network so that data can take any of several possible paths from source to destination.

a. bus c. ring

b. star d. mesh

D

The accompanying figure shows a ____ network.

a. star c. bus

b. ring d. mesh

A

A ____ is a network that covers a relatively small geographical area, such as a home, office building, or school.

a. small area network (SAN) c. local area network (LAN)

b. metropolitan area network (MAN) d. personal area network (PAN)

C

Some wireless ____ are created by cities or large organizations to provide free or low-cost Internet access to residents of a particular area.

a. WANs c. LANs

b. MANs d. PANs

B

____ refers to the amount of data that can be transferred (such as over a certain type of networking medium) in a given time period.

a. Bandwidth c. Modulation

b. Bluetooth d. Throughband

A

With ____, data is sent one bit at a time, one after the other along a single path.

a. serial transmission c. digital transmission

b. parallel transmission d. wireless transmission

A

In ____ transmission, data is sent at the same time as other related data to support certain types of real-time applications that require the different types of data to be delivered at the proper speed for that application.

a. synchronous c. asynchronous

b. isochronous d. endrosynchronous

B

The technique used for data sent over the Internet is ____.

a. docket switching c. packet switching

b. wideband switching d. data switching

C

____ transmission is relatively uncommon in data transmissions since most devices that are mainly one-directional, such as a printer, can still transmit error messages and other data back to the computer.

a. Half-duplex c. Full-duplex

b. Simplex d. Asynchronous

B

In ____ transmission, data can travel in either direction, but only in one direction at a time.

a. duplex c. half-simplex

b. simplex d. half-duplex

D

In ____ transmission, data can move in both directions at the same time, such as with a telephone.

a. full-duplex c. half-simplex

b. full-simplex d. half-duplex

A

____ was originally developed to carry a large number of high-speed video transmissions at one time, such as to deliver cable TV service.

a. Twisted-pair cable c. Coaxial cable

b. Fiber-optic cable d. Single-wire cable

C

The accompanying figure displays a ____.

a. coaxial cable c. fiber-optic cable

b. twisted pair cable d. single-wire cable

A

____ transmissions are used with cell phones and are sent and received via cellular (cell) towers.

a. PM radio c. Cellular radio

b. Wi-Fi radio d. Satellite radio

C

____ are earth-based stations that can transmit microwave signals directly to each other over distances of up to about 30 miles.

a. Satellite stations c. Wi-Fi stations

b. RFID stations d. Microwave stations

D

____ satellites travel at a speed and direction that keeps pace with the earth's rotation, so they appear (from earth) to remain stationary over a given spot.

a. Microwave c. Isochronous

b. Geosynchronous d. Full-duplex transmission

B

____ is typically used with LANs that have a star topology and can be used in conjunction with twisted-pair, coaxial, or fiber-optic cabling.

a. Ethernet c. Wi-Fi

b. Token Ring d. 80xx2.11

A

____ is the fastest and most current Wi-Fi standard.

a. 802.11a c. 802.11n

b. 802.11g d. 802.11x

C

The original first-generation cell phones were ____ and designed for voice data only.

a. digital c. analog

b. discrete d. magnetic

C

Similar to Wi-Fi, ____ is designed to provide Internet access to fixed locations (sometimes called hotzones), but the coverage is significantly larger.

a. WinMax c. WiMAX

b. EMax d. 802.11b

C

____ is a wireless standard that is designed for very short-range (10 meters, approximately 33 feet, or less) connections.

a. IrDA c. Wi-Fi

b. xMax d. Bluetooth

D

A standard that is designed to connect peripheral devices, similar to Bluetooth, but that transfers data more quickly is ____.

a. WiMAX c. Mobile-Fi

b. xMax d. wireless USB

D

A network adapter, also called a ____ when it is in the form of an expansion card, is used to connect a computer to a network.

a. network interface card (NIC) c. data communications card (DCC)

b. powerline card d. USB

A

Technically, to be called a ____, a device must convert digital signals (such as those used by a computer) to modulated analog signals (such as those used by conventional telephone lines) and vice versa.

a. hub c. switch

b. modem d. router

B

A ____ transmits all data received to all network devices connected to it, regardless of which device the data is being sent to.

a. bridge c. gateway

b. router d. hub

D

Every day, Robert uses ____ to have a real-time, face-to-face meeting with his boss.

a. intranets c. virtual networks

b. telemarketing d. videoconferencing

D

Robert's job is a(n) ____ job.

a. telemarketing c. videoconferencing

b. telecommuting d. e-working

B

Gabrielle realizes that to improve network performance, she needs to buy and install a ____, which identifies the device on the network for which the data is intended and sends the data to that device only.

a. switch c. bus

b. node d. bridge

A

Gabrielle would like to purchase a new ____, which would be used to connect the company's LAN and the Internet.

a. hub c. router

b. USB port d. bridge

C

Gabrielle is planning to connect selected devices to the network wirelessly with a wireless ____.

a. hotspot c. hub

b. access point d. data point

B