Practice Quiz in Introduction to Datacom and Networking Part 1

This is the Online Practice Quiz in Introduction to Datacom and Networking part 1 from the book, Data Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan. If you are looking for a reviewer in Electronics Systems and Technologies (Communications Engineering) this will definitely help you test your knowledge and skill before taking the Board Exam.

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Quiz in Introduction to Datacom and Networking Question 1. Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves ______________ transmission. A. simplex B. half-duplex C. full-duplex D. automatic Question 2. The information to be communicated in a data communications system is the _______. A. Medium B. Protocol C. Message D. Transmission Question 3. This was the first network. A. CSNET B. NSFNET C. ARPANET D. ANSNET Question 4. Which organization has authority over interstate and international commerce in the communications field? A. FCC B. IEEE C. ITU-T D. ISOC Question 5. ________ is a collection of many separate networks. A. A WAN B. An internet C. A LAN D. None of these Question 6. ______ refers to the physical or logical arrangement of a network. A. Topology B. Mode of operation C. Data flow D. None of these Question 7. _______ refers to two characteristics: when data should be sent and how fast it can be sent. A. Semantics B. Timing C. Syntax D. None of these Question 8. In _______ transmission, the channel capacity is shared by both communicating devices at all times. A. simplex B. half-duplex C. full-duplex D. half-simplex Question 9. _______ refers to the structure or format of the data, meaning the order in which they are presented. A. Semantics B. Syntax C. Timing D. All of these Question 10. Frequency of failure and network recovery time after a failure are measures of the _______of a network. A. Performance B. Security C. Reliability D. Feasibility

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