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What type of Internet connection do you have when upload speed differs from download speed?

A) Dynamic
B) Asymmetric
C) Broadband
D) Symmetric

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Question 52

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When network protocols clean a corrupted signal, the process is called ______________.

A) error correction
B) UDP
C) handshaking
D) packet switching

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Question 53

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Which type of protocol provides a way to transfer files from one computer to another over any TCP/IP network, such as a LAN or the Internet?

When interference affects a wireless signal, data must be retransmitted.

Parcels of data that are sent over a network are called ________.

A communication _________ is the medium used to transport information from one network device to another.

On a network, any device that stores or generates data is considered to be a(n) _________.

A modem is required for ________________ Internet access.

A(n) ______ address is used to uniquely identify devices on LANs.

The mechanism for tracking domain names and their corresponding IP addresses is called the ________.

__________ uses 32-bit addresses to uniquely identify devices connected to the Internet.

Which type of cable is used for high-capacity trunk lines that provide main routes for telephone, cable, and Internet communications?

The organization that supervises Internet addressing is ___________.

Domain name servers maintain lists of all domain names and their corresponding IP addresses.

The organization that supervises Internet addressing is ARPANET.

Napster spurred the development of sophisticated, distributed protocols such as BitTorrent.

On a network, file sharing allows users to open, view, edit, copy, and delete files from a remote device, providing that they have the proper ___________.

Many RFID (radio-frequency identification) and NFC (near field communication) tags contain no power source of their own and depend on the receiving device to provide the power for data exchange.

Suppose you wanted to run a Web server or FTP server from your home.What type of IP address would you want?

The Internet is the world's largest WAN.