Networking and Communications

What 2 devices are often combined to connect the home network to the Internet?

• modem & router

• switch and router

• hub & modem

• hub & switch

The range of Wi-Fi networks using microwave connections is being extended over greater distances using a wireless technology known as ________.

• Bluetooth

• RAID

• WiMax

• broadcast

A(n) ________ is a private network within an organization that is designed to resemble the Internet.

• internet

• Ethernet

• intranet

• extranet

________ transmits data as pulses of light through tiny tubes of glass.

• Cellular

• Fiber-optic cable

• Microwave

• WiMax

_______ are countrywide and worldwide networks

• Wide area networks

• Cable systems

• Local area networks

• Satellite systems

________blank is the process of breaking down information sent or transmitted across the Internet into small parts.

• Identification

• Bandwidth

• Protocol

• Packetization

A LAN set up for a household's personal use is called a

________ network.

• gateway

• client

• home

• cloud

A type of wireless network that works within your immediate surroundings to connect cell phones to headsets or controllers to game systems

• local network

• personal network

• network gateway

• wide area network

Network architecture describes how a computer network is configured and what topologies and strategies are employed.

• False

• True

The capacity of a communication channel is measured in ________.

• bandwidth

• data flow

• band rate

• bit capacity