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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 4
04/30/2011

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Term
What is the number one reason companies don’t use the cloud?
Definition
Locked into specific cloud service (34%)
Term
What is the number one reason companies use the cloud?
Definition
Scalability (33%)
Term
What is the front level of the cloud?
Definition
The user level, the actual page that you see
Term
Why is the cloud so powerful?
Definition
One application has the power of many servers
Term
Main difference between Microsoft 365 and the regular Microsoft Office Suite
Definition
365 pays on a per user basis, office suite pays for a license
Term
Where do your files/data get stored?
Definition
On the companies server whose cloud services you are using
Term
What types of companies will never use the cloud?
Definition
Those that deal with confidential information
Term
T/F Social media uses the cloud?
Definition
True
Term
T/F Lync online creates sites to share documents and files with colleagues, partners and customers
Definition
False
Term
What operating system is completely in the cloud?
Definition
Chrome OS
Term
T/F Cloud computing will be more dominant then desktop in the next 10 years?
Definition
True
Term
T/F iTunes currently uses cloud storage?
Definition
False
Term
What is the max size of an attachment you can email using exchange?
Definition
25MB
Term
T/F Using SharePoint you can set document permissions?
Definition
True
Term
T/F In P2P, a computer can be both the supplier and consumer of resources
Definition
True
Term
Which of the followign is/are an advantage(s) of P2P?
• Shared resources
• Scalability
• No single point of failure in the system
• All of the above
• None of the above
Definition
All of the above
Term
One of the disadvantages of P2P is:
• Costly
• Security
• Uses less bandwidth
• Is good only for large networks
Definition
Security
Term
To facilitate their research, NASA used what type of computing
• Developmental
• Digital
• Distributed
• Centralized
Definition
Distributed
Term
T/F Distributed Computing refers to distributing computationally intensive tasks among various participating nodes which cannot be geographically distributed
Definition
False
Term
T/F PADMINI is a web-based prototype powered by various distributed data mining algorithms that run on a collection of computing nodes forming a P2P network
Definition
True
Term
Using unused instruction cycles for research purposes is also known as
• CPU-scavenging
• cycle-scavenging
• CPU-sweeping
• A and B
• None of the above
Definition
A and B
Term
What is the IEEEE subcommittee for LANs?
Definition
802
Term
Would IEEE 802.11 standards be considered De Jure or De Facto?
Definition
De Jure
Term
True or False? Bluetooth (802.15) has a longer effective range than WiFi(802.11)
Definition
False
Term
True or False? Interference is the disruption of operation of an electronic device.
Definition
True
Term
True or False? The Anritsu MS2711B Spectrum Master Handheld Spectrum Analyzer is the ideal tool for trouble-shooting interfering signals in the field because it is a lightweight, portable, calibrated measurement receiver.
Definition
True
Term
True or False? One of the advantages of a wireless network is speed.
Definition
False
Term
True or False? A router directs packets to other networks using the best available path?
Definition
True
Term
Do we have more physical or virtual servers here on Ship campus?
Definition
Virtual
Term
About how many access points to we have on Ship campus?
Definition
Approx 400
Term
What IEEE standards does our wireless system follow?
Definition
802.11
Term
What do the majority of servers run as a NOS?
Definition
Server 2008
Term
What are some benefits of using virutal servers?
Definition
• Little or no physical equipment to buy
• Created easily
• Use same hardware configuration
• Flexibility of hardware
• Easier to manage
Term
• How long can humans trace wired signal usage?
Definition
300 years
Term
What does a Ship computer’s IP start with?
Definition
• 157.160.___.___
Term
Cisco’s Clean Air technology deals with cleaning the air of unwanted radio signals?
Definition
T
Term
• What was the old wireless sytem management system called?
Definition
Burgee
Term
What are the 'newest' types of access points?
Definition
N
Term
1. What is a cell phone?
a. Frequency
b. Radio
c. Wavelength
d. All of the above
Definition
b. Radio
Term
T/F Cell phones are fully duplex
Definition
True
Term
Which one of the following is not a 1G system and service used in cell phones?
a. AMPS
b. CDPD
c. TACS
d. CDMA
Definition
d. CDMA
Term
What generation of cell phones became digital?
Definition
b. 2G
Term
T/F SID (System Identification Code) is a 7 digital number assigned to each carrier by the FCC
Definition
False
Term
What cell phone generation was the first to provide the ability to transfer both voice data and non-voice data?
a. 1G
b. 2G
c. 3G
d. 4G
Definition
c. 3G
Term
T/F The two main competing network technologies for the 3G phone were GSM and CDMA
Definition
True
Term
T/F WiMax is a 4G terminology that is currently available through the Verizon network
Definition
False
Term
T/F Currently T-Mobile offers America’s largest 4G network
Definition
True
Term
In order for a cell phone to be internationally compatible it must have an agreement between the company you have service for in the country you visited, what is this called?
a. Billing agreement
b. Cross-billing
c. Compatibility agreement
d. International agreement
Definition
b. Cross-billing
Term
Which of the following DO NOT use microwave transmission?
a. Cellular Networks
b. Radio Stations
c. Wi-Fi
d. All of these use microwave transmission
Definition
d. All of these use microwave transmission
Term
True or False: Radio frequencies can be re-used in a city divided into cells.
Definition
True
Term
True or False: HD Radio transmits a digital signal (instead of an analog signal) in order to provide a better sound quality.
Definition
true
Term
True or False: Wi-Fi uses satellite transmission to provide an internet connection to anyone in range of the signal.
Definition
(False because it uses microwave transmission, not satellite transmission)
Term
Which of the following is an advantage to using microwave transmission to transmit data?
a. The signal is not subject to interference
b. The cost of building radio towers is very low
c. Line of Site is not required
d. No cables are needed
Definition
No cables are needed
Term
What year was the first satellite launched into orbit?
a. 1955
b. 1957
c. 1961
d. 1970
Definition
1957
Term
What is the average cost of a satellite per year?
a. $1 Million
b. $5 Million
c. $10 Million
d. $20 Million
Definition
$10 Million
Term
How large can a satellite be?
a. The size of a Smart Car
b. The size of a Refrigerator
c. The size of a School Bus
d. The size of a large house
Definition
The size of a School Bus
Term
True or False: A crosslink satellite system uses points on the earth to transmit data across the globe.
Definition
False
Term
True or False: Observation satellites are used to gather scientific observations and data.
Definition
False
Term
What does RFID stand for?
Definition
Radio frequency identification.
Term
What does GPS stand for?
Definition
Global Positioning System.
Term
3.What was the first animal RFID started being used on?
Definition
Cows
Term
5. Who created the first 3-dimensional, time-difference-of-arrival positioning system?
         a. Ivan Getting
         b. MIT students
         c. Friedwardt Winterberg
         d. Edward Beidou
Definition
Ivan Getting
Term
What is a future application of RFID?
         a. Human Identification
         b. Crocery Store: Customer check out
         c. Pay bills with MicroSD card
         d. All of the above
Definition
All of the above
Term
What was the purpose of NAVSTAR?
         a. Locate animals
         b. Guide missiles
            c. locate military personnel
            d. track speed of satellites
Definition
Locate Military Personnel
Term
10.What is the technique that GPS uses to find your location?
• Trilateration
• Point to Point
• Triangulation
• Line of sight
Definition
Trilateration
Term
How much does a RFID cost?
• 1
• .50
• .05
• .01
Definition
.05
Term
How many Satilites did the US put up for GPS?
• 21
• 23
• 25
• 29
Definition
29
Term
Which of the following is not a layer of Cloud Computing?
a)Application
b)Platform
c)Infrastructure
d)Private
Definition
Private
Term
How many Satilites did the US put up for GPS?
• 21
• 23
• 25
• 29
Definition
29
Term
Which of the following is not a layer of Cloud Computing?
a)Application
b)Platform
c)Infrastructure
d)Private
Definition
Private
Term
Which is not an example of Client Layer of Cloud Computing?
A) Operating Systems
b) Web Browsers
c) Peer to Peer Networking
d) Computers
Definition
Peer to Peer Networking
Term
T/F) Cloud applications provide software over the internet as a service without having to install the software on the user’s computer
Definition
True
Term
4)(T/F) The Platform layer of cloud computing delivers a computer platform used as a service which helps save money by taking out the need to buy computer hardware and software.
Definition
True
Term
5) Which of the following is not a deployment model of Cloud Computing?
a) Private Cloud
b)Hybrid Cloud
c) Community Cloud
d) All are deployment models
Definition
All are deployment models
Term
Which of the following is not an issue with Cloud Computing?
a)Cost
b)Privacy
c) Security
d) Legal
Definition
Cost
Term
A distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers is
a)Cloud Computing
b)Internet 2
c)Peer to Peer Networking
d)None of the above
Definition
Peer to Peer Networking
Term
(T/F) A structured peer to peer network is a decentralized network that has no central authority or algorithm
Definition
False
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