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A MODEM is connected in between a telephone line and a _______.
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Network
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Computer
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Communication Adapter
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Serial Port
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A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be _______.
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Distributed
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wireless network
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Centralized
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open source
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Computers send and receive data in the form of ________ signals.
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Analog
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Digital
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Modulated
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Demodulated
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All of these
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Computers connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can _______.
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Run faster
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Go on line
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Share information and/or share peripheral equipment
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E-mail
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None of these
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An example of a telecommunications device is a _______.
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Keyboard
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mouse
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Printer
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modem
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Which device is used to access your computer by other computer or for talk over phone?
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RAM
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CD ROM Drive
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Modem
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Hard Disk
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None of these
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The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called
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LAN
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Web
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Hypertext
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Internet
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None of these
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An example of a telecommunications device is a
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keyboard
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mouse
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Printer
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modem
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Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space.
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Network
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Grouping
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Library
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Integrated system
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None of the above
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A ________ typically connects personal computers within a very limited geographical area, usually within a single building.
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LAN
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BAN
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TAN
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NAN
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None of these
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Networks are monitored by security personnel and supervised by _______ who set(s) up accounts and passwords for authorized network users.
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IT managers
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The government
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Network administrators
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Password administrators
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None of these
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Protocols are?
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Agreements on how communication components and DTE's are to communicate
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Logical communication channels for transferring data
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Physical communication channels sued for transferring data
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None of above
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A collection of computers and devices connected together via communication devices and transmission media is called a ________.
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Workgroup
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server
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Mainframe
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network
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Computer lab
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A device which can be connected to a network without using cable is called
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Distributed device
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Centralised device
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Open-source device
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Wireless device
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Without code device
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A modem
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Translates analog signals from a computer into digital signals that can travel along conventional telephone lines.
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Translates digital signals from a computer into analog signals that, can travel along conventional telephone lines.
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Demodulates digital signals from a computer
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Modulates signals from an analog telephone lines.
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None of these
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The collection of links throughout the Internet creats an interconnected network called the_______.
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WWW
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Web
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World Wide Web
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All of the above
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None of the above
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A (n) _______ is composed of several computers connected together to share resources and data.
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Internet
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network
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Backbone
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hyperlink
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Protocol
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A popular way to learn about computers without ever going to a classroom is called
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i-learning
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isolated learning
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e-learning
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close learning
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Distance learning
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A ________ is a set of rules.
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Resource locator
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domain
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Hypertext
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URL
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Protocol
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The connection between your computer at home and your local ISP is called _______.
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The last mile
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The home stretch
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The home page
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The backbone
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The vital mile
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If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a
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Resonance
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router
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Gateway
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switch
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Repeater
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The Internet is
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A large network of networks
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An internal communication system for a business
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A communication system for the Indian government
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A communication system for some states of India
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A communication system for some cities of India
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A term related to sending data to a satellite is
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Downlink
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modulate
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Demodulate
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uplink
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Inter-relate
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What is a benefit of networking your computer with other computers?
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Increase in the computer's speed
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Sharing of cables to cut down on expenses and clutter
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You have another computer if yours has a breakdown
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Increase in the speed of the network
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Sharing of resources to cut down on the amount of equipment needed
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Officer LANs that are spread geographically apart on a large scale can be connected using a corporate
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CAN
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LAN
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DAN
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WAN
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TAN
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The common name for a modulator-demodulator is _______.
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Modem
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joiner
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Networker
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connector
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demod
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A modem is connected to
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a telephone line
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a keyboard
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a printer
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a monitor
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a scanner
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Bluetooth is an example of_______.
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Personal area network
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Local area network
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Virtual private network
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Wide area network
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Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device
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Router
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Bridge
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Repeater
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Modem
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None of these
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Which of the following is not a disadvantage of wireless LAN?
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Slower data transmission
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Higher error rate
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Interference of transmissions from different computers
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All of the above
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None of these
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Which of the following device is used to connect two systems, especially if the systems use different protocols?
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Hub
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bridge
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Gateway
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repeater
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None of these
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The synchronous modems are more costly than the asynchronous modems because
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They produce large volume of data
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They contain clock recovery circuits
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They transmit the data with stop and start bits.
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They operate with a larger bandwidth
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None of these
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A distributed network configuration in which all data/information pass through a central computer is
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Bus network
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Star network
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Ring network
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Point-to-point network
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None of these
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The slowest transmission speeds are those of
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twisted-pair wire
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coaxial cable
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fiber-optic cable
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microwaves
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None of these
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To connect a computer with a device in the same room, you might be likely to use
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a coaxial cable
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a dedicated line
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a ground station
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All of the above
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None of these
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Which of the following types of channels moves data relatively slowly?
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Wideband channel
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Voice band channel
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Narrowband channel
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Broadband channel
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None of these
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Which of the following is required to communicate between two computers?
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Communications software
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Protocol
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Communications hardware
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Access to transmission medium
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All of the above
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What device separates a single network into two segments but lets the two segments appear as one to higher protocols?
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Switch
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Bridge
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Gateway
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Router
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None of these
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In a synchronous modem, the digital-to-analog converter transmits signal to the
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Equalizer
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modulator
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Demodulator
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terminal
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None of these
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Which of the following communications modes support two-way traffic but in only one direction of a time?
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Simplex
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half-duplex
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Three-quarters duplex
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All of the above
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None of these
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