Chapter 10 Review


 Chapter 10 Review

1. A form of wireless transmission called ____ is very popular for short-distance wireless communication that does not require high power.
A: Bluetooth
B: USB
C: RFID
D: Mbps

2. In the ____ section in a typical system design specification, startup processing, initial data entry or acquisition, user training requirements, and software test plans are specified.
A: System Environment
B: Executive Summary
C: System Components
D: Implementation Requirements

3. The ____ technology is compatible with earlier 802.11 versions.
A: BSS
B: ESS
C: ISS
D: MIMO

4. In the OSI (open system interconnection: model, the application layer ____.
A: defines specific methods of transmitting data over the physical layer
B: provides network services requested by a local workstation
C: defines control structures that manage the communications link between computers
D: contains physical components that carry data

5. The maximum speed for wireless network standards is measured in ____.
A: Bps
B: Gbps
C: Mbps
D: Tbps

6. To increase bandwidth, the IEEE created two ____ to its initial standard to offer considerable improvement in transmission speed.
A: amendments
B: options
C: LANs
D: versions

7. The ____ section in a typical system design specification describes the constraints, or conditions, affecting a system, including any requirements that involve operations, hardware, systems software, or security.
A: Time and Cost Estimates
B: System Environment
C: Executive Summary
D: System Components

8. During business hours, a salesperson can enter a sale on a ____ terminal, which is part of an information system that handles daily sales transactions and maintains the online inventory file.
A: POS
B: batch
C: topological
D: portal

9. All of the following use access points except ____.
A: BSS
B: ESS
C: ISS
D: none of the above

10. When using the ____ configuration, a central wireless device called an access point is used to serve all wireless clients
A: Basic Service Set
B: Extended Service Set
C: Independent Service Set
D: Dependent Service Set

11. An  ____ Service Set is made up of two or more Basic Service Set networks.
A: Distributed
B: Extended
C: Dependent
D: Independent

12. In addition to Wi-Fi, another form of wireless transmission called ____ is very popular for short-distance wireless communication that does not require high power.
A: Bluetooth
B: Redtooth
C: Blueconnect
D: Redconnect

13. ____ translates the logical design of an information system into a physical structure that includes hardware, software, network support, processing methods, and security.
A: Network architecture
B: System architecture
C: Open architecture
D: Data architecture

14. A specific hardware and software environment is also called a ____.
A: platform
B: master
C: setting
D: foundation

15. Scalability is also called ____.
A: extensibility
B: switchability
C: sharing
D: n-tier

16. IBM uses the term ____ to describe Internet-based solutions that allow sellers and buyers to automate procurement processes and achieve substantial benefits.
A: e-marketplaces
B: e-resources
C: e-salesforce
D: e-networking


17. A ____ is a computer that supplies data, processing services, or other support to one or more computers.
A: server
B: client
C: either a. or b.
D: neither a. nor b.

18. In addition to centralized data processing, early systems performed all data input and output at a central location, often called a data processing ____.
A: marketplace
B: portal
C: center
D: hub

19. As technology became available, companies resolved the problems of stand-alone computing by joining clients into a ____ that allows sharing of data and hardware resources.
A: cloud network
B: peer-to-peer network
C: Web-centric network
D: local area network

20. In a ____ design, also called a file sharing architecture, an individual LAN client has a copy of the application program installed locally, while the data is stored on a central file server.
A: file server
B: data server
C: independent server
D: peer-to-peer server

21. The ____ stores the data and provides data access and database management functions.
A: client
B: server
C: either a. or b.
D: neither a. nor b.

22. A ____ client design locates all or most of the processing logic at the server.
A: fat
B: thin
C: tall
D: short

23. You can think of the middle layer in an n-tier design as a(n) ____, because it provides the application logic, or business logic, required by the system.
A: functional server
B: application server
C: data server
D: file server

24. Just as processing can be done at various places in a client/server design, data can be stored in more than one location using a distributed ____.
A: database centric
B: database access
C: database gateway
D: database management
25. In the past, a device known as a ____ was used to connect star networks, but a switch offers advanced technology and much better performance.
A: portal
B: peer network
C: gateway
D: hub

26. A ____ local area network is relatively inexpensive to install and is well-suited to workgroups and users who are not anchored to a specific desk or location.
A: cordless
B: metropolitan
C: peer-based
D: wireless

27. The Basic Service Set (BSS) in also called the ____ mode.
A: dependent
B: independent
C: structured
D: infrastructure

28. One of the most significant wireless-related groups is the ____ which is a nonprofit international association formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of wireless network products based on IEEE 802.11 specifications.
A: Wi-Fi Alliance
B: Wi-Fi Center
C: Wi-Fi Network
D: Wi-Fi Switch

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