A medium-sized company has an intranet but wants to make some data more easily accessible to authorized users, such as clients. Which of these is an option the company might want to consider?
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Responses
a POP transfer
a POP transfer
an extranet
an extranet
a WAN
a WAN
a LAN
an extranet
The option that the medium-sized company might want to consider to make data more easily accessible to authorized users, such as clients, is an extranet. An extranet is a private network that uses the same technology as the internet but is only accessible to authorized users, allowing them to access specific data and resources from outside the company's intranet.
Which of these is most likely to help you determine whether someone accessed a desktop computer in an office?
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Responses
a packet switcher
a packet switcher
the NOS’s user log
the NOS’s user log
the POP/MAC converter
the POP/MAC converter
the firewall
the NOS's user log
A restaurant owner is considering putting the computers and tablets that they use to run their store on a network. What is the most important concern for them to be aware of?
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Responses
Networked devices are more at risk from hacking.
Networked devices are more at risk from hacking.
Networked tablets are easier to steal.
Networked tablets are easier to steal.
Networked tablets break more easily.
Networked tablets break more easily.
Networked computers become out of date more quickly.
Networked devices are more at risk from hacking.
Every device connected to the internet must have an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
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Responses
True
True
False
True
Which is larger—a WAN or a LAN?
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Responses
WAN
WAN
LAN
LAN
They are the same size.
They are the same size.
It depends on whether they are on a Mac or P
A WAN (Wide Area Network) is larger than a LAN (Local Area Network).
Which topology is the most popular way to set up a LAN?
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Responses
bus
bus
star
star
ring
ring
mesh
The most popular way to set up a LAN is a star topology.
Which of these uses flexible strands of glass to transmit data?
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Responses
dial-up
dial-up
fiber optic
fiber optic
broadband
broadband
DSL
fiber optic
Packet switching is the process of verifying that IP addresses are accurate.
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Responses
True
True
False
False
False
What is the difference between a standard operating system and a network operating system (NOS)?
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Responses
The NOS is distributed over a network instead of through hard disks.
The NOS is distributed over a network instead of through hard disks.
The NOS uses copper cable instead of fiber optic cable.
The NOS uses copper cable instead of fiber optic cable.
The NOS provides more power and control over workstations on the network.
The NOS provides more power and control over workstations on the network.
The NOS is newer than a standard operating system.
The difference between a standard operating system and a network operating system (NOS) is that the NOS provides more power and control over workstations on the network. While a standard operating system is designed for a single computer or device, a NOS is specifically built to manage and control multiple computers and devices within a network environment.
laptop must have an HDMI cord to join a LAN.
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Responses
True
True
False
False
The internet is a vast _____ that globally connects _____.
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Responses
LAN, WANs
LAN, WANs
POP, IPs
POP, IPs
WAN, LANs
WAN, LANs
MAC, IPs
MAC, IPs
WAN, LANs
An early form of the internet appeared in the _____, and the modern form of the internet began in the _____.
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Responses
1940s, 1960s
1940s, 1960s
1950s, 1980s
1950s, 1980s
1960s, 1990s
1960s, 1990s
1970s, 2000s
1960s, 1990s
Who owns the internet?
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Responses
Everybody—it’s on each person’s individual device.
Everybody—it’s on each person’s individual device.
Bill Gates—it’s part of his worldwide software model.
Bill Gates—it’s part of his worldwide software model.
Nobody—it’s a cooperative collection of networks from all over the world.
Nobody—it’s a cooperative collection of networks from all over the world.
The United States government—it developed the internet through the Department of De
Nobody - it's a cooperative collection of networks from all over the world.
What are two advantages of fiber optic cables?
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Responses
more attenuation and less interference
more attenuation and less interference
less attenuation and less interference
less attenuation and less interference
more attenuation and more interference
more attenuation and more interference
less attenuation and more interference
Two advantages of fiber optic cables are less attenuation (signal loss over distance) and less interference.
A wired network requires cables such as Ethernet cables.
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Responses
True
True
False
True
Ethernet is the most common protocol in the hardware layer.
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Responses
True
True
False
True
Which of the following statements correctly describes the difference between an IP address and a MAC address for a specific device?
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Responses
The MAC address can change, but the IP address always stays the same.
The MAC address can change, but the IP address always stays the same.
The IP address can change, but the MAC address always stays the same.
The IP address can change, but the MAC address always stays the same.
MAC is used on newer products; IP was used on older products.
MAC is used on newer products; IP was used on older products.
IP is used on newer products; MAC was used on older products
The MAC address can change, but the IP address always stays the same.
Before 1990, which technologies were available to internet users?
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Responses
file sharing
file sharing
online shopping
online shopping
streaming video
streaming video
cloud computing
Before 1990, the technologies available to internet users included file sharing and online shopping, but streaming video and cloud computing were not yet widely available.
Which topology arranges devices in a circular pattern with single-direction data travel?
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Responses
bus
bus
star
star
ring
ring
mesh