Module 6 Quiz: Data Communication: Delivering Information Anywhere and Anytime

One of the following has the highest bandwidth of any communication medium:

fiber-optic cable

A typical data communication system includes all of the following components except:

a local area network

__________ is responsible for packet forwarding.

Internet Protocol

________ is the amount of data that can be transferred from one point to another in one second.

bandwith

In the two-tier architecture of the client/server model, a client (tier one) communicates directly with the server (tier two).

True or False

True

Which of the following is an advantage of centralized processing?

It helps in exercising tight control over system operations and applications.

_______ is the physical link between a network and a workstation.

an adapter card

For a business network keeping connectivity even in the failure of one or several nodes is critical. Which network topology is more adequate to address the requirement?

Mesh topology

What do Wireless LANs (WLANs) and Wireless WANs (WWANs) rely on as the communication medium?

radio frequency spectrum

Which of the following layer of the OSI model is responsible for formatting message packets?

presentation

To improve the efficiency and quality of digital communications, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) divides each channel into two time slots. True or False?

-False

In data communication, convergence refers to integrating voice, video, and data so that multimedia information can be used for decision making. True or False?

-True

Local area networks (LANs) are used to _____.

integrate services to a single building or campus

All of the following are true about telepresence except:

Telepresence does not require retrofitting classrooms and equipment.