Week 5 : Wide Area Networks and The Internet - Test Your
Knowledge Quiz
Question 1. 1. (TCO C) _____ are companies that build a data and telecommunications infrastructure
from which other companies can lease services for WANs and MANs. (Points : 1)
Common carriers
Router manufacturers
Standards organizations
CSUs
PUCs
Question 2. 2. (TCO C) A _____ are devices that permit a user to connect to a digital T-carrier service.
(Points : 1)
modem
codec
CSU/DSU
NIC
ATM
Question 3. 3. (TCO C) _____ are dedicated digital circuits that are the most commonly used form of
dedicated circuit services in North America today. (Points : 1)
Wideband analog services
SMDS
ATM
T-carrier services
ISDN
Question 4. 4. (TCO C) OC-3072 has a data rate of (Points : 1)
159.25 Gbps.
39.813 Gbps.
1.544 Mbps.
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, 100 Mbps.
1.244 Gbps.
Question 5. 5. (TCO C) Which of the following is a primary advantage of a VPN? (Points : 1)
Low cost
Inflexibility
Unpredictable traffic congestion
Security
Complexity to the user
Question 6. 6. (TCO C) The performance of WANs can be improved by (Points : 1)
upgrading the circuits between the computers.
increasing the demand placed on the network.
downgrading the circuits between the computers.
downgrading the devices that provide access to the circuits.
increasing network traffic.
Question 7. 7. (TCO C) The height of a sound wave is called its (Points : 1)
frequency.
phase.
amplitude.
bandwidth.
furlong.
Question 8. 8. (TCO C) Dynamic routing (Points : 1)
imposes an overhead cost by increasing network traffic.
decreases performance in networks which have many possible routes.
decreases performance in networks with bursty traffic.
should be used in 80 to 90 percent of total networks’ capacity.
is another term for static routing in WANs.
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Knowledge Quiz
Question 1. 1. (TCO C) _____ are companies that build a data and telecommunications infrastructure
from which other companies can lease services for WANs and MANs. (Points : 1)
Common carriers
Router manufacturers
Standards organizations
CSUs
PUCs
Question 2. 2. (TCO C) A _____ are devices that permit a user to connect to a digital T-carrier service.
(Points : 1)
modem
codec
CSU/DSU
NIC
ATM
Question 3. 3. (TCO C) _____ are dedicated digital circuits that are the most commonly used form of
dedicated circuit services in North America today. (Points : 1)
Wideband analog services
SMDS
ATM
T-carrier services
ISDN
Question 4. 4. (TCO C) OC-3072 has a data rate of (Points : 1)
159.25 Gbps.
39.813 Gbps.
1.544 Mbps.
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, 100 Mbps.
1.244 Gbps.
Question 5. 5. (TCO C) Which of the following is a primary advantage of a VPN? (Points : 1)
Low cost
Inflexibility
Unpredictable traffic congestion
Security
Complexity to the user
Question 6. 6. (TCO C) The performance of WANs can be improved by (Points : 1)
upgrading the circuits between the computers.
increasing the demand placed on the network.
downgrading the circuits between the computers.
downgrading the devices that provide access to the circuits.
increasing network traffic.
Question 7. 7. (TCO C) The height of a sound wave is called its (Points : 1)
frequency.
phase.
amplitude.
bandwidth.
furlong.
Question 8. 8. (TCO C) Dynamic routing (Points : 1)
imposes an overhead cost by increasing network traffic.
decreases performance in networks which have many possible routes.
decreases performance in networks with bursty traffic.
should be used in 80 to 90 percent of total networks’ capacity.
is another term for static routing in WANs.
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