Quiz 1 _____1. A local area network is:
a) a large central network that connects other networks in a distance spanning exactly 5 miles. b) a group of personal computers or terminals located in the same general area and connected by a common cable (communication circuit) so they can exchange information. c) a network spanning a geographical area that usually encompasses a city or county area (3 to 30 miles). d) a network spanning a large geographical area (up to 1000s of miles). e) a network spanning exactly 10 miles with common carrier circuits.
_____2. A backbone network is:
f) a high speed central network that connects other networks g) a group of personal computers or terminals located in the same general area and connected by a common cable (communication circuit) so they can exchange information. h) a network spanning a geographical area that usually encompasses a city or county area (3 to 30 miles). i) a network spanning a large geographical area (up to 1000s of miles). j) a network spanning exactly 200 miles with common carrier circuits.
_____3. Which of the following would be a standard used at the Data Link layer of the Internet or OSI model?
k) IP l) TCP m) Ethernet n) HTTP o) FTP
_____4. In which layer of the Internet model would the HTTP standard be used?
p) physical q) application r) transport s) network t) data link
_____5. The network layer of the Internet model uses the _____________ protocol to route messages though the network.
u) TCP v) HTTP w) FTP x) SMTP y) IP
_____6. The primary reason for networking standards is to:
z) simplify cost accounting for networks {) ensure that hardware and software produced by different vendors can work together |) make