Placement papers on Networking - Set 3
1. Which of the following summation operations is performed on the bits to check an error-detecting code?
Codec
Coder-decoder
Checksum
Attenuation
View Answer / Hide Answer2. An error-detecting code inserted as a field in a block of data to be transmitted is known as
Frame check sequence
Error detecting code
Checksum
flow control
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Frame check sequence
3. Communication network is
one or more conductors that serve as a common connection for a related group of devices
a continuous frequency capable of being modulated or impressed with a second signal
the condition with two or more stations attempt to use the same channel at the same time
a collection of interconnected functional units that provides a data communications service among stations attached to the network
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a collection of interconnected functional units that provides a data communications service among stations attached to the network
4. Which of the following is an advantage to using fiber optics data transmission?
resistance to data theft
fast data transmission rate
low noise level
few transmission errors
All of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer5. An example of an analog communication method is
laser beam
microwave
voice grade telephone line
all of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer6. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
8 bits
12 bits
16 bits
32 bits
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?
RAM
ROM
ERAM
RW / RAM
View Answer / Hide Answer8. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special software called EMS (expanded memory specification)?
Extended
Expanded
Based
Conventional
View Answer / Hide Answer9. The original ASCII code used__________bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking
5
6
7
8
View Answer / Hide Answer10. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
Motorola
IBM
Intel
AMD
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