Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education 2009 Certification MS-CIT Bank Set 23 - Question Paper

1. Distributed processing means that the resources from 1 computer are distributed across many clients in the network
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

2. Electronic systems that transmit data over communications lines from 1 location to a different are called
1) Transmission systems
2) Data communication systems
3) Microcomputer systems
4) Mainframe Transmission Systems

3. Full-duplex communication allows data to flow in both directions at the identical time
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

4. Half-duplex communication allows data to flow in both directions at the identical time
1) TRUE
2) FALSE


5. Half-duplex communication allows the data to move in both directions, but it can only move 1 way at a time
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

6. If 1 central, powerful computer coordinates and supplies data and programs to all of the other computers in the network, it is a(n) __________ network system
1) LAN
2) Peer-to-peer
3) client/server
4) hierarchical

7. If the devices in the network can serve as both servers and clients, the network is stated to be
1) hybrid
2) terminal
3) peer-to-peer
4) hierarchical

8. If the majority of the processing power is housed in a central computer, and the devices connected to it have little or no processing capability, it is called a(n) __________ network
1) hybrid
2) terminal
3) peer-to-peer
4) hierarchical

9. In a distributed processing network, the computing power is spread across the network, and the various machines share the load
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

10. In a(n) __________ network, every computer is connected to 2 others
1) star
2) bus
3) ring
4) hierarchical

11. In asynchronous data transmission, the bytes are sent and received 1 by one, rather than in a block
1) TRUE
2) FALSE


12. In parallel transmission, several bits are sent down a single wire at the identical time
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

13. In parallel transmission, the bits move down a single wire
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

14. In simplex communication, the data moves only 1 way through the medium
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

15. In synchronous data transmission, the bytes are sent and received 1 by one, rather than in a block
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

16. Microwave transmission is in a straight line only
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

17. Modem stands for modulator/demodulator
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

18. Most microcomputer users use fullduplex data transmission
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

19. Most microcomputer users use simplex data transmission
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

20. Most telephone lines are twisted pair cables
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

21. On a network, a server can be a node
1) TRUE
2) FALSE


22. One coaxial cable can handle many times the amount of data that can be sent over a twisted pair
1) TRUE
2) FALSE

23. One of the most popular Internet services is

Earning:   Approval pending.