Data Communications 2 Test 1

Question 1. Which choice is first in the list below?

a) This is the first item.
b) This is the first item, not that above.
c) There is no first item.
d) All items are first.

Right or wrong? . You took tries. You may need to revise this topic, try this link.

Question 2. Which choice is second in the list below?

a) This is the second item.
b) This is the second item, not that above.
c) There is no second item.
d) All items are second.

Right or wrong? . You took tries. You may need to revise this topic, try this link.

Question 3. The mark for this subject is made up of the following components.

a) Exam 50% + Assignment 30% + On going tasks 20%.
b) Exam 100%.
c) Practical work and assignment 50% + Exam 50%.
d) Exam 50% + Assignment 20% + On going tasks 30%.

Right or wrong? . You took tries. You may need to revise this topic. look at the assessment requirements.

Question 4. The Australian Computer Society will provide the following materials for students of this subject.

a) All required text books, a reader and a printed study guide.
b) Only one text book, a reader and some on-line materials.
c) On-line materials at url http://www.ct.monash.edu.au/~cavram/cmacs/dc2/.
d) Some on-line material and some printed material and some specialised equipment needed for the advanced exercises.

Right or wrong? . You took tries. The study resources are described on-line.

Question 5. Which of following is not among the stated aims of this subject.

a) Knowledge of some organisational and technical issues.
b) Knowledge of security and network management.
c) An appreciation of values and an appreciation of issues in strategic management of global networks.
d) Attainment of skill in using the Internet.

Right or wrong? . You took tries. See this page for the formal statement of the aims. Don't be concerned, in studying this subject, students will have a chance to gain and demonstrate skills, knowledge attitudes and values.

Question 6. Re-read Cronin, pp. 14-19. What evidence does Cronin give for the proposition that national Internet infrastructure investment creates business opportunities for companies in the USA

a) They pay less in the USA for Internet connectivity, less than do firms in other countries.
b) The USA accounts for more than half of the Internet traffic.
c) There are many Internet service providers in the USA, many more than in other countries.
d) There is a very high concentration of connections to the Internet in the USA, higher than in other countries.

Right or wrong? . You took tries.

Question 7. Considering the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web, which statement of the four below best characterises the difference.

a) The Internet is an interconnected collection of data communication networks, there are a number of standard protocols operating in the Internet, HTTP is one such protocol. HTTP allows for the transfer of and identification of information stored in computers connected to the Internet. The information retrieved via HTTP may identify other information. This web of interconnected information is the world wide web.
b) The Internet is an interconnected collection of information in data communication networks, this information, stored in URLs contains pointers to other information. This web of pointers is the world wide web.
c) The world wide web or HTTP protocol has replaced ftp, gopher and WAIS as the most frequently used protocol for accessing information on the Internet.
d) Taken together the three statements above best explain the difference.

Right or wrong? . You took tries.

Question 8. The two banks Advance Bank and National Australia Bank differ in their approach to the use of the Internet. How?

a) National Australia Bank provides information only, Advance Bank provides information and services to customers.
b) National Australia Bank is larger and provides information and services, Advance Bank provides information only.
c) National Australia Bank provides information and distributes a program for use by customers in doing banking, Advance Bank provides information and services to customers using standard Internet browsers.
d) National Australia Bank product information for potential customers, Advance Bank provides information and services to customers.

Right or wrong? . You took tries. See the respective pages Advance Bank and National Australia Bank.

Question 9. On the Telstra home page there are many different types of information and service access points. Which of those listed below is the most strategic (of long term benefit, most likely to prevent the poaching of business by rivals and likely to improve profit in the long run).

a) The Telstra search engine links, by acting as a gateway to search engines, Telstra can introduce a charge as soon as Ecash systems are available.
b) The Telstra Internet information because it makes information about Telstra Internet access available on the Internet, so puts information in the hands of customers in a form they need.
c) The on-line Whitepages because it hands operational control of a service to customers (with the associated costs, but with improved service) and preserves the central role for Telstra in managing the information.
d) The home page as a whole is strategic, it sets Telstra apart from other common carriers in the Australian market.

Right or wrong? . You took tries. You may need to re-read the chapter from the Cronin book, that is in your reader, item number 1.

Question 10. Internet services are used to provide information on the Internet, the information is used to provide business services. Which is which?

a) Marketing is a business service, world wide web is an Internet service.
b) Telnet is an Internet service, file transfer (ftp) is a business service.
c) The Internet services are listed in a file called C:\WINDOWS\SERVICES in Windows 95, telnet, ftp, http and others are Internet services, business services are catalogued in search engines such as Yahoo or Alta Vista.
d) None of the above.

Right or wrong? . You took tries. Re-read the study guide, topic 1 and look at the file C:\WINDOWS\SERVICES or one like it on your system.