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Communications and Networking, 14th Edition
by Jerry FitzGerald
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED 1-12| VERIFIED Q&As
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, Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Communications
True-False Questions
The following are possible True/False questions for tests. The statement is given and the answer is provided in
square brackets. The level of difficulty (easy, moderate, difficult) and the page number(s) relevant to the topic
are also furnished.
1. According to John Chambers, CEO of Cisco (a leading networking technology company), the information
age is the second Industrial Revolution.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 4
2. Due to recent advances in high speed communication networks, the information lag, or the time it takes for
information to be disseminated around the world, has been significantly shortened.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p.4
3. One perspective of data communications and networking as stated in the textbook, examines the
management of networking technologies, including security, network design, and managing the network on a
day-to-day basis and long term basis.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 5
4. The first electronic data communication system was the telephone developed by Alexander Graham Bell.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 5
5. The first transcontinental telephone service was established in the 1940s.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 6
6. An Inter-Exchange Carrier (IXC) provides only local telephone services to homes and businesses.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 6
7. Common carriers include the RBOCs, IXCs, and Cable TV companies.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 7
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,8. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 now permits the RBOCs to provide long distance outside the region
in which they provide local telephone services.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 7
9. The Internet was started by the U.S. Department of defense in 1969 as a network of four computers called
ARPANET.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 9
10. Telecommunications is the transmission of voice and video as well as data and implies transmitting a
longer distance than in a data communication network.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 11
11. A local area network (LAN) connects other LANs and BNs located in different areas to each other and to
wide area networks in a span from 3 to 30 miles.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 13
12. An intranet is a LAN that uses Internet technologies and is publicly available to people outside of the
organization.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 15
13. A car manufacturer may give access to certain portions of its network to some of its suppliers via Internet.
This is an example of an Extranet.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 15
14. The OSI model is the most widely used network model to develop and build networks today.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 16
15. The network layer is responsible for routing messages from the source computer to the destination
computer.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 17
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, 16. In the OSI model, the application layer is the end user‟s access to the network.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 18
17. The application layer is the seventh layer of the Internet model and provides the end user‟s access to the
network.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 18
18. At the transport layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible for breaking large files received from the
application layer into smaller packets and opening a connection to a server for transferring the packets.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Difficult Reference: p. 17
19. Ethernet is an example of a network layer protocol.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 17
20. Data communication standards enable each layer in the sending computer to communicate with its
corresponding layer in the receiving computer.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 22
21. The specification stage of the formal standardization process consists of developing nomenclature and
identifying the problems to be addressed.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 23
22. ANSI is a voting participant in the ISO.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 23
23. Passive optical networking, a key trend for the future, means that virtually any computer will be able to
communicate with any other computer in the world.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 26
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Communications and Networking, 14th Edition
by Jerry FitzGerald
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED 1-12| VERIFIED Q&As
for A+ PASS
TB
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Page | 1
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, Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Communications
True-False Questions
The following are possible True/False questions for tests. The statement is given and the answer is provided in
square brackets. The level of difficulty (easy, moderate, difficult) and the page number(s) relevant to the topic
are also furnished.
1. According to John Chambers, CEO of Cisco (a leading networking technology company), the information
age is the second Industrial Revolution.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 4
2. Due to recent advances in high speed communication networks, the information lag, or the time it takes for
information to be disseminated around the world, has been significantly shortened.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p.4
3. One perspective of data communications and networking as stated in the textbook, examines the
management of networking technologies, including security, network design, and managing the network on a
day-to-day basis and long term basis.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 5
4. The first electronic data communication system was the telephone developed by Alexander Graham Bell.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 5
5. The first transcontinental telephone service was established in the 1940s.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 6
6. An Inter-Exchange Carrier (IXC) provides only local telephone services to homes and businesses.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 6
7. Common carriers include the RBOCs, IXCs, and Cable TV companies.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 7
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,8. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 now permits the RBOCs to provide long distance outside the region
in which they provide local telephone services.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 7
9. The Internet was started by the U.S. Department of defense in 1969 as a network of four computers called
ARPANET.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 9
10. Telecommunications is the transmission of voice and video as well as data and implies transmitting a
longer distance than in a data communication network.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 11
11. A local area network (LAN) connects other LANs and BNs located in different areas to each other and to
wide area networks in a span from 3 to 30 miles.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 13
12. An intranet is a LAN that uses Internet technologies and is publicly available to people outside of the
organization.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 15
13. A car manufacturer may give access to certain portions of its network to some of its suppliers via Internet.
This is an example of an Extranet.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 15
14. The OSI model is the most widely used network model to develop and build networks today.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 16
15. The network layer is responsible for routing messages from the source computer to the destination
computer.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 17
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, 16. In the OSI model, the application layer is the end user‟s access to the network.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 18
17. The application layer is the seventh layer of the Internet model and provides the end user‟s access to the
network.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 18
18. At the transport layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible for breaking large files received from the
application layer into smaller packets and opening a connection to a server for transferring the packets.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Difficult Reference: p. 17
19. Ethernet is an example of a network layer protocol.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 17
20. Data communication standards enable each layer in the sending computer to communicate with its
corresponding layer in the receiving computer.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 22
21. The specification stage of the formal standardization process consists of developing nomenclature and
identifying the problems to be addressed.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 23
22. ANSI is a voting participant in the ISO.
Correct Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 23
23. Passive optical networking, a key trend for the future, means that virtually any computer will be able to
communicate with any other computer in the world.
Correct Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Reference: p. 26
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