Test Bank For Data Communications and Computer Networks A Business User’s Approach 8th Edition

Test Bank For Data Communications and Computer Networks A Business User’s Approach 8th Edition

Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Networks and Data Communications

TRUE/FALSE

1. Data is information that has been translated into a form that is more conducive to storage, transmission, and calculation.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   4

2. Some people call computer terminals thick-client workstations.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    REF:   11

3. A type of microcomputer-to-local area network connection that is growing in popularity is the wireless connection.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   8

4. To communicate with the Internet using a dial-up modem, a user’s computer must connect to another computer that is already communicating with the Internet.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   7

5. It is not possible to connect two local area networks so that they can share peripherals as well as software.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    REF:   7

6. Metropolitan area networks can transfer data at fast, LAN speeds but over smaller geographic regions than typically associated with a local area network.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    REF:   3

7. The Internet is not a single network but a collection of thousands of networks.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   3