Network Basics Quiz

The _______ is the physical path over which a message travels.

• Protocol

• Medium

• Signal

• All of the above

The information to be communicated in a data communications system is the _______.

• Medium

• Protocol

• Message

• Transmission

Frequency of failure and network recovery time after a failure are measures of the _______ of a network.

• Performance

• Reliability

• Security

• Feasibility

An unauthorized user is a network _______ issue.

• Performance

• Reliability

• Security

• All of the above

Which topology requires a central controller or hub?

• Mesh

• Star

• Bus

• Ring

Which topology requires a multipoint connection?

• Mesh

• Bus

• Ring

• Star

Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves ______ transmission.

• simplex

• half‑duplex

• full‑duplex

• automatic

A television broadcast is an example of ______ transmission.

• simplex

• half‑duplex

• full‑duplex

• automatic

In a ________ connection, more than two devices can share a single link.

• point-to-point

• multipoint

• primary

• secondary

In a ______ connection, two and only two devices are connected by a dedicated link.

• multipoint

• point-to-point

• (a) and (b)

• none of the above