Hollywood Squares

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Hollywood Squares

• Welcome to the Hollywood Squares!
• We need two volunteers to be contestants
• We also need 9 students to be our Hollywood
  Celebrities!

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ROUND 1
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Question 1

• The primary advantage of twisted-pair wire
  cabling is that it is inexpensive to purchase and
  install.
• a. true
• b. false

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Your Answer?

• Is that your final answer?

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Question 1

• The primary advantage of twisted-pair wire
  cabling is that it is inexpensive to purchase and
  install.
• answer True

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Question 2

• Unlike fiber-optic cables, twisted pair and
  coaxial cables do not conduct or transmit
  electrical signals.
• a.     true
• b. false

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Your Answer?

• Final Answer?

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Question 2

• Unlike fiber-optic cables, twisted pair and
  coaxial cables do not conduct or transmit
  electrical signals.
• answer false

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Question 3

• The term server can refer to the software that
  provides a network service.
• a. true
• b. false

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Your Answer?

• Final Answer?

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Question 3

• The term server can refer to the software that
  provides a network service.
• answer true

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Question 4

• The speed at which a signal can change from high
  to low is called its bandwidth.
• a.     true
• b.    false

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Your Answer?
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Question 4

• The speed at which a signal can change from high
  to low is called its bandwidth.
• answer false it is the frequency

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Question 5

• _____ includes any media that is faster than 200
  Kbps.
• a. Narrowband
• b. Telecommunications
• c. Ethernet
• d. Broadband

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Your Answer?
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Question 5

• _____ includes any media that is faster than 200
  Kbps.
• a. Narrowband
• b. Telecommunications
• c. Ethernet
• d. Broadband
• answer d

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Question 6

• Narrowband media is significantly faster than
  broadband.
• a.   true
• b.   false

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Your Answer?
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Question 6

• Narrowband media is significantly faster than
  broadband.
• answer false

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Question 7

• With respect to Wi-Fi, access points are also
  called
• a. hot spots.
• b. wireless points.
• c. terminals.
• d. hubs.

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Your Answer?
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Question 7

• With respect to Wi-Fi, access points are also
  called
• a. hot spots.
• b. wireless points.
• c. terminals.
• d. hubs.
• answer a

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Question 8

• _________ is the transmission capacity of a
  communications channel.
• a.     Amplitude
• b.    Magnitude
• c.    Bandwidth
• d.    Frequency

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Your Answer?
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Question 8

• _________ is the transmission capacity of a
  communications channel.
• a.     Amplitude
• b.    Magnitude
• c.    Bandwidth
• d.    Frequency
• answer c

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Question 9

• A desktop computer NIC plugs into a(n) __________
  slot on the computer motherboard.
• a.     server
• b.    expansion
• c.    serial
• d. parallel

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Your Answer?
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Question 9

• A desktop computer NIC plugs into a(n) __________
  slot on the computer motherboard.
• a.     server
• b.    expansion
• c.    serial
• d. parallel
• answer b

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Question 10

• Each __________ on a network must have a NIC.
• a.     server
• b.    workstation
• c.    printer
• d.    All of the above

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Your Answer?
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Question 10

• Each __________ on a network must have a NIC.
• a.     server
• b.    workstation
• c.    printer
• d.    All of the above
• answer d

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Question 11

• A(n) _____ is a device or software that filters
  the information coming onto a network to protect
  it from hackers, viruses, and other unwanted
  network traffic.

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Your Answer?
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Question 11

• A(n) _____ is a device or software that filters
  the information coming onto a network to protect
  it from hackers, viruses, and other unwanted
  network traffic.
• answer firewall

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Question 12

• A network __________ is a computer connected to
  the network that distributes resources to network
  users.

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Your Answer?
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Question 12

• A network __________ is a computer connected to
  the network that distributes resources to network
  users.
• answer server

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Question 13

• _____ is the type of cable that brings telephone
  service to your home.
• a. Coaxial
• b. Fiber-optic
• c. USB
• d. Twisted-pair

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Your Answer?
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Question 13

• _____ is the type of cable that brings telephone
  service to your home.
• a. Coaxial
• b. Fiber-optic
• c. USB
• d. Twisted-pair
• answer d

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Question 14

• Which of the following consists of a
  high-frequency radio signal that is sent through
  the air?
• a. Microwave transmission
• b. GPS
• c. Broadband
• d. DSL

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Your Answer?
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Question 14

• Which of the following consists of a
  high-frequency radio signal that is sent through
  the air?
• a. Microwave transmission
• b. GPS
• c. Broadband
• d. DSL
• answer a

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Question 15

• The average speed of a dial-up modem connection
  is 200 Kbps.
• True
• false

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Your Answer?
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Question 15

• The average speed of a dial-up modem connection
  is 200 Kbps.
• answer false 56 Kbps or less

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Question 16

• High-bandwidth communication systems are
  sometimes referred to as.
• a.   quickband
• b.   broadband
• c. ultraband
• d.   narrowband

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Your Answer?
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Question 16

• High-bandwidth communication systems are
  sometimes referred to as.
• a.   quickband
• b.   broadband
• c. ultraband
• d.   narrowband
• answer b

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Question 17

• The conversion of a computers digital signal to
  an analog signal is referred to as ______.
• a. modulation
• b. demodulation

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Your Answer?
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Question 17

• The conversion of a computers digital signal to
  an analog signal is referred to as ______.
• a. modulation
• b. demodulation
• answer a.

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Question 18

• Twisted-pair cable is capable of supporting data
  transfer rates of 2.5 billion bps or more.
• a.    true
• b.    false

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Your Answer?
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Question 18

• Twisted-pair cable is capable of supporting data
  transfer rates of 2.5 billion bps or more.
• a.    true
• b.    false
• answer false fiber-optics is capable

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Question 19

• The cable in the figure to the left is a
  __________ cable.
• a.     twisted pair
• b.    coaxial
• c.    wireless
• d.    telephone

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Your Answer?
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Question 19

• The cable in the figure to the left is a
  __________ cable.
• a.     twisted pair
• b.    coaxial
• c.    wireless
• d.    telephone
• answer a

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Question 20

• _____ are small electronic boxes that are used as
  a central point for connecting several computers.

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Your Answer?
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Question 20

• _____ are small electronic boxes that are used as
  a central point for connecting several computers.
• answer hubs or switches

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Question 21

• The coaxial cable that provides you with more
  than 100 channels of cable TV has a lower
  bandwidth than your home telephone line.
• a.    true
• b.    false

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Your Answer?
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Question 21

• The coaxial cable that provides you with more
  than 100 channels of cable TV has a lower
  bandwidth than your home telephone line.
• answer false

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Question 22

• Both routers and gateways can be incorporated on
  local area networks or on the internet
• a.   true
• b.   false

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Your Answer?
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Question 22

• Both routers and gateways can be incorporated on
  local area networks or on the internet
• answer true

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Question 23

• What is the difference between a hub and a
  switch?

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Your Answer?
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Question 23

• What is the difference between a hub and a
  switch?
• answer A hub sends the signal to all other
  computers connected it. A switch sends the signal
  only to computer the message is addressed to.

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Question 24

• What is a repeater?

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Your Answer?
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Question 24

• What is a repeater?
• answer A repeater takes an incoming signal
  heard on one wire and reproduces it on one or
  more wires attached to it. A active hub is simply
  a multi-port repeater.

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Question 25

• A(n) _______ _______ carries data signals only
  for short distances and with a clear line of
  sight.

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Your Answer?
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Question 25

• A(n) _______ _______ carries data signals only
  for short distances and with a clear line of
  sight.
• answer infrared light

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Question 26

• A __________ is a small circuit board that sends
  data from your workstation out over the network
  and collects incoming data for your workstation.
• a.     PIC
• b.    UTP
• c.    NIC
• d. STP

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Your Answer?
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Question 26

• A __________ is a small circuit board that sends
  data from your workstation out over the network
  and collects incoming data for your workstation.
• a.     PIC
• b.    UTP
• c.    NIC
• d. STP
• answer c

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Question 27

• A(n) _____ is a network point that acts as an
  entrance to another network.
• a. firewall
• b. repeater
• c. gateway
• d. wireless access point

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Your Answer?
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Question 27

• A(n) _____ is a network point that acts as an
  entrance to another network.
• a. firewall
• b. repeater
• c. gateway
• d. wireless access point
• answer c

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Question 28

• _____ uses satellites to pinpoint the location of
  objects on earth.
• a. DSL
• b. DSS
• c. Wi-Fi
• d. GPS

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Your Answer?
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Question 28

• _____ uses satellites to pinpoint the location of
  objects on earth.
• a. DSL
• b. DSS
• c. Wi-Fi
• d. GPS
• answer d

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Question 29

• Microwaves can carry literally thousands of
  channels at the same time.
• True
• false

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Your Answer?
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Question 29

• Microwaves can carry literally thousands of
  channels at the same time.
• True
• false
• answer True

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Question 30

• Many television remote controls use Bluetooth to
  send signals to the television set.
• True
• False

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Your Answer?
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Question 30

• Many television remote controls use Bluetooth to
  send signals to the television set.
• True
• False
• answer false (infrared)

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Question 31

• Bluetooth has much faster data transfer speeds
  than Wi-Fi.
• a.     true
• b.    false

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Your Answer?
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Question 31

• Bluetooth has much faster data transfer speeds
  than Wi-Fi.
• a.     true
• b.    false
• answer false

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Question 32

• Weather and atmospheric conditions do not affect
  the quality of a microwave signal.
• a.     true
• b. false

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Your Answer?
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Question 32

• Weather and atmospheric conditions do not affect
  the quality of a microwave signal.
• a.     true
• b. false
• answer true

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Question 33

• Today's networks typically use __________ cable.
• a.     wireless
• b.    twisted pair
• c.    NIC
• d.    coaxial

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Your Answer?
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Question 33

• Today's networks typically use __________ cable.
• a.     wireless
• b.    twisted pair
• c.    NIC
• d.    coaxial
• answer b

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Question 34

• A ______________ is a device that connects
  distinct networks.
• a.    repeater
• b.    transnode
• c.    router
• d.    hub

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Your Answer?
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Question 34

• A ______________ is a device that connects
  distinct networks.
• a.    repeater
• b.    transnode
• c.    router
• d.    hub
• answer c

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Question 35

• An RFID device is a tiny microprocessor combined
  with an antenna that is able to broadcast
  identifying information to a reader.
• True
• False

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Your Answer?
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Question 35

• An RFID device is a tiny microprocessor combined
  with an antenna that is able to broadcast
  identifying information to a reader.
• True
• False
• answer true

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Question 36

• Bandwidth is a measure of transmission capacity.
  
• True
• False

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Your Answer?
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Question 36

• Bandwidth is a measure of transmission capacity.
  
• True
• False
• answer true

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Question 37

• A network adapter is a computer circuit board, PC
  Card, or USB device installed in a computing
  device so that it can be connected to the
  network.
• True
• False

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Your Answer?
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Question 37

• A network adapter is a computer circuit board, PC
  Card, or USB device installed in a computing
  device so that it can be connected to the
  network.
• True
• False
• answer true

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Question 38

• Many LAN-based e-mail systems are connected to
  other e-mail systems or to the Internet through
  an electronic link called a(n) __________.

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Your Answer?
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Question 38

• Many LAN-based e-mail systems are connected to
  other e-mail systems or to the Internet through
  an electronic link called a(n) __________.
• answer gateway

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Question 39

• Bluetooth was named after a tenth-century Danish
  king and communicated with speeds up to 100 Mbps.
• True
• False

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Your Answer?
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Question 39

• Bluetooth was named after a tenth-century Danish
  king and communicated with speeds up to 100 Mbps.
• True
• False
• answer false only up to 1 Mbps

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Question 40

• A(n) ____________ is a device, found on LANs and
  on the Internet, amplifies and regenerates
  signals so that they can retain the necessary
  strength to reach their destinations.

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Your Answer?
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Question 40

• A(n) ____________ is a device, found on LANs and
  on the Internet, amplifies and regenerates
  signals so that they can retain the necessary
  strength to reach their destinations.
• answer repeater