Computer Basics
7 - Computer to Computer: Quiz
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1. The path that data travels between two computers is NOT called a _____.
communications channel
communications link
communications line
communications bridge
none of the above
2. Twisted wire, coaxial cable, and microwave are types of transmission _____.
chains
media
data
information
3. Fiber optics have the advantage of _____.
being cheaper to install
being easier to install than twisted wire
having no interference
using direct line-of-sight
4. A modem is used to _____.
a. change incoming analog signals to digital signals and outgoing digital signals to analog signals
b. connect two computers using telephone lines
c. connect two computers using a satellite uplink
d. connect a computer to a shared printer
both a and b
both b and d
5. The line that is most often used for telephones is _____.
twisted pair
coaxial cable
fiber optics
6. To move a copy of a file from one computer to another over a communications channel is called _____.
file compression
file encryption
terminal emulation
file transfer
7. A LAN is a _____ network.
Long Array
Local Area
Land Access
Line Area
8. Sharing of hardware resources like a scanner could be done with _____.
LAN
WAN
Internet
9. In a File-Server arrangement, the PC _____.
does the processing of the data into information
does none of the processing of data into information
searches the server for data
sends the results of a search to the server
10. An airline reservations network would most likely be in a _____ configuration.
star
bus
ring
gateway
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