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The concept of networks can be expressed as a mathematical formula that calculates the number of possible connections or interactions. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The service and vendor options available to meet a company's telecommunications needs have increased significantly, as have a business manager's decision-making alternatives. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the textbook case, at VF Corporation one-half of the cycle time in getting products from design to retail shelf is spent in product development. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Intranets are now being used as the platform for developing and deploying the critical business applications needed to support business operations and managerial decision making. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Crash Records Information System is an example of an intranet used to access important information about accident reports. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the textbook case on Supersol, transparency of information is not good for either supplier or customer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The pure peer-to-peer network architecture has a central directory or server. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Communications satellites are the best choice for interactive, real-time information processing. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In an OSI model, the translation layer supports end-to-end control, error checks, and ensures complete data transfer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the Real world Case, the goal of MMCC was to create a business network with higher reliability, security, and scalability, than the existing externally managed network, even though it would cost more. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When computers are networked, two industries converge, resulting in vastly more than the sum of the parts. The industries that converge are: |
| | A) | Networking and the Internet |
| | B) | Computing and communications |
| | C) | Telecommunications and software |
| | D) | Software and hardware |
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The electronic movement of information over networks is referred to as _______________. |
| | A) | networking |
| | B) | packet transfers |
| | C) | telecommuting |
| | D) | telecommunications |
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Fiber-optic transmission, which uses pulses of laser-generated light, offers all of the following advantages over other forms of transmission except: |
| | A) | Lower infrastructure costs |
| | B) | Vastly greater communication capacity |
| | C) | Much faster transmission speeds |
| | D) | Freedom from electrical interference |
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In January 2004, the Internet was estimated to have over 46 million connected servers, with a sustained growth rate in excess of _______________ servers per month. |
| | A) | 1,000 |
| | B) | 50,000 |
| | C) | 250,000 |
| | D) | 1,000,000 |
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According to the textbook case on VF Corporation, it's becoming increasingly important for VF to collaborate with their divisions and partners around the world to _______________." |
| | A) | Cut costs. |
| | B) | Cut cycle times. |
| | C) | Be considered by Wal-mart. |
| | D) | Compete with Wal-Mart. |
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Network links that use Internet technologies to interconnect the intranet of a business with the intranets of its customers, suppliers, or other business partners are called _______________. |
| | A) | extranet links |
| | B) | Internet links |
| | C) | Web links |
| | D) | virtual private links |
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All of the following are examples of wireless media except: |
| | A) | Microwave |
| | B) | Satellite |
| | C) | Radio |
| | D) | Fiber-optic |
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A network that contains one or more host computers that provide some type of service to the other computers in a network is a _______________ network. |
| | A) | client/server |
| | B) | local area |
| | C) | peer-to-peer |
| | D) | wide area |
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A short-range wireless technology rapidly being built into computers and other devices, such as computer printers and scanners, is _______________. |
| | A) | Wi-Fi |
| | B) | Bluetooth |
| | C) | coaxial |
| | D) | LAN |
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The Internet's protocol suite is known as TCP/IP, which stands for: |
| | A) | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| | B) | Transmission Connection Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| | C) | Transmission Control Protocol/Interconnection Protocol |
| | D) | None of the choices is correct. |
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