Test Bank For Information Systems 5th Edition By Baltzan
M: Information Systems, 5e (Baltzan)
Appendix B
1) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows files containing text, programs, graphics, numerical data, and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
2) Telecommunication systems enable the transmission of data over public or private networks.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Telecommunication systems enable the transmission of data over public or private networks.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
3) A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
4) A wide area network (WAN) spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province, or country. WANs often connect multiple smaller networks, such as local area networks or metropolitan area networks. The world’s most popular WAN is the Internet. A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a large computer network usually spanning a city.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: A wide area network (WAN) spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province, or country. WANs often connect multiple smaller networks, such as local area networks or metropolitan area networks. The world’s most popular WAN is the Internet. A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a large computer network usually spanning a city.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
5) A MAN is a set of communication rules to make sure that everyone speaks the same language.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A protocol is a set of communication rules to make sure that everyone speaks the same language.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
6) A WAN is a card that plugs into the back (or side) of your computers and lets them send and receive messages from other computers.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A network interface card (NIC) is a card that plugs into the back (or side) of your computers and lets them send and receive messages from other computers.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
7) Cable is the medium to connect all of the computers.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Cable is the medium to connect all of the computers.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
8) A hub (switch or router) is the hardware to perform traffic control.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: A hub (switch or router) is the hardware to perform traffic control.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
9) Topology includes peer-to-peer networks and client/server networks.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Architecture includes peer-to-peer networks and client/server networks.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
10) Protocols includes bus, star, ring, hybrid, and wireless.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Topology includes bus, star, ring, hybrid, wireless.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Compare LAN, WAN, MAN
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: B-1 Compare LANs, WANs, and MANs.
Gradable: automatic
Learning Outcome: Keyboard Navigation
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