Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology

What is the primary function of a network router as described in the text?

According to the text, what is the most universal and powerful Wide Area Network (WAN)?

What is the data transmission speed offered by T1 lines, according to the text?

What is the primary purpose of the Domain Name System (DNS)?

What is the term for the method of slicing digital messages into parcels, sending them along different paths, and reassembling them at the destination?

Which wireless networking standard is described as being useful for creating small personal area networks (PANs) linking up to eight devices within a 10-meter area?

What is the primary technology used by RFID systems to track the movement of goods?

What is the estimated percentage of AT&T's subscriber base that accounts for 40 percent of its data traffic, as cited in the chapter?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a major Internet service in Table 7.3?

What is the primary function of the Application layer in the TCP/IP reference model?

A network that spans a metropolitan area, such as a city and its suburbs, is called a:

What does a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) specify?

In the context of Web 2.0 technologies, what does RSS stand for?

What is the approximate wireless access range of WiMax (IEEE Standard 802.16)?

Which technology is described as delivering voice information in digital form using packet switching, avoiding the tolls of traditional telephone networks?

The term 'modem' is an abbreviation for which two words?

In the context of the TCP/IP reference model, which protocol is responsible for the delivery of packets and includes their disassembling and reassembling?

What is the term for a network that spans a college campus or corporate facility, typically up to 1,000 meters?

What is the new version of the IP addressing schema that contains 128-bit addresses to solve the problem of running out of available IP addresses?

Which technology is described as a set of rules and procedures governing transmission of information between two points in a network?

According to the text, which company's Web server software is the most commonly used, controlling 65 percent of the market?

What is the purpose of a Virtual Private Network (VPN)?

What is the term for the process of improving the quality and volume of Web traffic to a Web site by helping it achieve a higher ranking with search engines?

What are networks of interconnected wireless devices embedded into the physical environment to provide measurements of many points over large spaces called?

A peer-to-peer network architecture, often used in small networks with 10 or fewer users, is characterized by:

What is the concept that the value or power of a network grows exponentially as a function of the number of network members?

According to the text, what is the most common form of physical transmission medium for a 10 Mbps LAN cable with a maximum recommended run of 100 meters?

What is the term for a collaborative Web site where visitors can add, delete, or modify content, including the work of previous authors?

In 2012, approximately how many Americans accessed the Internet with their smartphones?

What is the primary drawback of the initial Wi-Fi security standard, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)?

The term 'Internet2' refers to which of the following?

What is the function of a 'sniffer' program when used for criminal purposes?

Which mobile cellular standard is dominant in Europe and much of the world outside the United States?

What is the primary reason that packet switching is more efficient than circuit switching?

According to the text, what is the 'killer app' of the Internet era?

A Local Area Network (LAN) is typically designed to connect devices within what radius?

Which physical transmission medium consists of strands of clear glass fiber and transmits data as pulses of light?

What is 'war driving'?

What is the name of the organization that sets Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and other programming standards for the Web?

What is the primary advantage of 4G networks over 3G networks?

A digital signal is described in the text as a:

What is the defining feature of 'social search' that distinguishes it from traditional search engines like Google?

The term 'net neutrality' refers to the idea that:

What is the primary benefit of HTML5 over previous versions of HTML?

The capacity of a communications channel, measured by the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies it can transmit, is called its:

Which of the following is a key feature of Web 2.0?

Passive RFID tags differ from active RFID tags in that they:

What is the primary function of a network operating system (NOS)?

What percentage of the world's spam and malware is estimated to be delivered via botnets?

The term 'Semantic Web' refers to a future Web where: