Question 1

_____ are glass tubes surrounded by concentric layers of glass,called "cladding," to form a light path through wire cables.

Accepted Answer

A)  Twisted pair cables
B)  Copper line cables
C)  Air-spaced coaxial cables
D)  Fiber-optic cablesE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Why is an efficient data communication system critical to an information system?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

A _____ is designed to handle data communication for multiple organizations in a city and sometimes nearby cities as well.

Accepted Answer

A)  controller area network
B)  metropolitan area network
C)  wide area network
D)  local area networkE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

In _____ routing,one node is in charge of selecting the path for all packets.

Accepted Answer

A)  centralized
B)  decentralized 
C)  distributed
D)  clashed E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Identify a true statement about the different forms of sender and receiver devices.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thin clients have no processing power.
B)  Smart terminals are full-featured computers.
C)  Workstations are the same as supercomputers.
D)  Netbook computers do not save data to servers.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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