1. A single terminal is connected to a single communication line in a _____________________     network.
     a. multipoint
     b. point-to-point
     c. hierarchical
     d. ring

 

2. The connection between a mainframe computer and a front-end processor (FEP) is called a(n) _______________.

 

  1. protocol
  2. circuit
  3. icon
  4. channel

 

3. A traditional mainframe network is designed as a ____________________     network.
     a. point-to-point
     b. star
     c. hierarchical
     d. bus

 

4. A Private Branch Exchange (PBX) can function as the central computer in a _____________________network.
     a. star
     b. ring
     c. hierarchical
     d. multipoint

 

5. The architecture for networks used on IBM mainframes is

  1. SNA
  2. DNA
  3. CNA
  4. SAA

 

6. A node in an SNA network is known as a(n)___________________.

  1. subarea
  2. network addressable unit (NAU)
  3. service point
  4. asynchronous port

 

7. A System Services Control Point (SSCP) in SNA is a node that is in charge of  a(n) ______________. a. network addressable unit (NAU)

      b. system

c. domain

d. subarea

 

8. Every node in an SNA network has a(n) _____________.

  1. logical unit (LU)
  2. physical unit (PU)
  3. System Services Control Point (SSCP)
  4. System Application Architecture (SAA)

 

9. An application program is described in an SNA network as a(n) ________________.

  1. logical unit (LU)
  2. physical unit (PU)
  3. System Services Control Point (SSCP)
  4. System Application Architecture (SAA)

 

10. An SNA node may not contain both a _____________________                        and a(n)

       a. control point (CP), logical unit (LU)

       b. control point (CP), System Services Control Point (SSCP)
       c. physical unit (PU), logical unit (LU)
       d. none of the above

 

11. The logical connection that exists between two devices on an SNA network is called a(n) ________.

 

  1. logical unit (LU)
  2. domain
  3. subarea

d.   session

 

  12. In an SNA network, a controller node is defined as a _____________________             node.
       a. Type 5
       b. Type 4
       c. Type 2
            d. Type 2.1

 

13. A Type 2.1 node allows ___________________     communication.
     a. host computer
     b. server-based
     c. peer-to-peer
     d. microcomputer

 

14. The path control layer in the SNA seven-layer model performs the same functions as the ______________

       layer in the OSI model.

  1. network
  2. session
  3. transport
  4. data link

 

15. Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (Al)PC) is IBM's architecture for networks.

  1. mainframe
  2. server-based
  3. microcomputer
  4. peer-to-peer

 

16. The protocol used in Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC) is known as

 

  1. PU4.0
  2. LU6.2
  3. LU2.1
  4. PU5.5

 

17. An IBM architecture that was designed to be used for enterprise computing is

  1. Systems Network Architecture (SNA)
  2. Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC)
  3. Systems Application Architecture (SAA)
  4. Digital Network Architecture (DNA)

 

18. The top layer of the ___________________                        layered model performs functions related to objects and data

       streams.

       a. Systems Network Architecture (SNA)

       b. Systems Application Architecture (SAA)

       c. Digital Network Architecture (DNA)

       d. Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC)

 

19. The Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) layered architecture is called  _______________.

  1. Digital Network Architecture (DNA)
  2. Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC)
  3. Systems Application Architecture (SAA)
  4. Systems Network Architecture (SNA)

 

20. The data link layer in DNA supports three protocols, one of which is _____________.

  1. HDLC
  2. SDLC
  3. TCP/IP
  4. DDCMP

 

21. The type of software in EDI that generates the data to be sent to another company and processes the

       data received is _________________       software.
       a. network
       b. application
       c. operating system
       d. translation

 

22. _________________ are necessary in electronic data interchange (EDI) so the proper information is
       transmitted between companies.
       a. Microcomputers
       b. Standards
       c. Buffers
       d. User interfaces

 

23. The EDI standard that defines data input is

  1. ANSI X. 12
  2. IEEE 502
  3. CCITT 422
  4. ANSI X.25

 

24. Reducing paper consumption and costs are two advantages of using ____________________, a way of
     exchanging documents between companies over a data communication network.
     a. Systems Network Architecture (SNA)
     b. electronic data interchange (EDI)
     c. Digital Network Architecture (DNA)
     d. e-mail

 

25. EDI allows companies to implement ___________________     production in a manufacturing environment.
     a. electronic
     b. CAD/CAM
     c. return on investment
     d. just-in-time (JIT)