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    PROFICIENCY EVALUATION 120-1
    (An OPPORTUNITY to detect and correct IMPORTANT things you don't understand!)
    STATIC, HTML VERSION, PROVIDED FOR CLONING
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If you have not already done so, be sure to read the explanation of the purpose of proficiency evaluations.  The following is the first draft of the best Assessment 1 I can write, i.e. it has the best and most important questions I can think of on the first two learning modules.  (Like the gradeable Assessment 1 will be, this evaluation is derived directly from PreAssessment 1 following the "rules" specified at the beginning of the PreAssessment.)  I place it in the "public domain", so that everyone can not only evaluate their current learning but can also detect mistakes and go back and correct them before taking this online evaluation again.  You should keep correcting mistakes until you UNDERSTAND %100 of these questions.

To consider yourself proficient in knowledge and understanding of concepts of LMs I and II, you should be able to answer all of the following questions. This HTML version is provided so that you can clone it; to check yourself, take the online version.   Remember, it is also important to realize that knowing (and understanding) the answers to these few question may be enough suggest  "proficiency", but it is not enough for "mastery"; for mastery you should understand all the concepts covered on this Proficiency Evaluation as well as the associated PreAssessment 1.   On both you should (1) understand the other possible question answers (that are not the correct answer to the particular question) as well as (2) recognize those answers which are "nonsense answers", i.e. that have nothing to do with the course subject matter.

    LEARNING MODULE I (OVERVIEW OF CYBERSPACE PART)


  1. Processed data is called: a) information  b) programs c) data bases d) files  e) none of these
  2. The transmission of data to and from remote computers, typically on a network is called data:  a) input/output  b) processing  c) storage d) communications
  3. A synonym for machine language programs is:  a) source code b) indirect I/O c) executable files d) data files
  4. In order to be processed by a computer, everything must be _________ in digital a format.  a) encoded b) decoded d) enciphered d) deciphered
  5. In order to be executed, a program or application must be stored in:  a) DRAM  b) RUM  c) RAM  d) ROM  e) all of these
  6. Application programs made available on a network are stored on:  a) services b) clients c) servers d) client-servers
  7. The Internet is THE ______.   a) LAN d) MAN c) IAN  d) VAN  e) none of these
  8. The most efficient way of utilizing large scale computer resources is an optimized: a) switched network b) nonswitched network c) online service d) distributed computer system
  9. The feature of the Internet that makes it "indestructible' is: a) circuit switching b) message switching c) packet switching d) all of these  e) none of these
  10. Which of the following is a public network? a) internet  b) Internet  c) intranet d) extranet  e) all of these
  11. The protocol suit of the Internet is:  a) TCP/IP  b) ISP c) IP d) HTTP  e) all of these
  12. An e-mail protocol of the Internet is: a) SLIP b) POP c) PPP  d) ISP e) none of these
  13. The protocol of the Web is: a) TCP  b) HTTP c) HTML d) VRML
  14. The text form of an IP address is a: a) URL  b) IRL  c) HTML  d) VRML
  15. Which of the following facilitates uploading files to a server on the Internet? a) IRC b) POP c) FTP d) HTTP  e) all of these
  16. The transfer of data between different companies using networks, such as the Internet is accomplished using:: a)EFT b) ISDN c) EDI d) GPS  e) USB
  17. A term used to describe an Internet service as well as application software is:  a) Telnet b) UseNet c) botnet d) BITNET  e) CNET
  18. A type of malware that can contain (hide) other kinds of malware is:  a) virus  b) worm  c) Trojan horse  d) spyware  e) firmware
  19. Which of the following is the most similar to a Trojan horse?  a) virus  b) botnet  c) bomb  d) cookie  e) rocket
  20. A type of fraud perpitrated via e-mail is called:  a) Phishing  b) Fishing  c) smurfing  d) spoofing  e) none of these
LEARNING MODULE II (COMMUNICATIONS & NETWORKING)
  1. Which of the following contains all the others?  a) whiteboard b) chat c) teleconferencing d) multimedia
  2. Real world multimedia like music, video tapes, and photographs are stored in ________ formats. a) digital b) analog  c) hypermedia  d) binary
  3. Which of the following is a specific collection of one of the others?  a) binary  b) digital c) bits  d) bytes  e) none of these
  4. Which of the following is contained in all of the others?  a) binary numbers  b) digital data c) bits  d) bytes  e) none of these
  5. NetMeeting would be classified as what type of communications channel? a) simplex b) multiplex  c) half-duplex d) full-duplex e) none of these
  6. Which of the following types of communications involve electromagnetic waves? a) bluetooth b) 802.11 c) wireless d) satellite  e) all of these
  7. Data communications is accomplished by modulation of  ________ wave.  a) a modem b) an electromagnetic c) a carrier  d) a transmission
  8. FTP transmissions from a server to a client is called:  a) downlinking b) downloading c) uplinking d) uploading
  9. The most commonly used type of external bus is:  a) serial b) parallel c) SCSI d) T3
  10. The term used for high network transmission speeds is:  a) bandwidth b) baseband  c) broadband d) voiceband
  11. The alternative to cable modems provided by telephone companies is:  a) ATM b) ISDN c) IRA  d) DSL
  12. A _______ is used to transmit of digital data via an carrier wave.  a) concentrator b) multiplexer c) codec d) modem
  13. To transmit analog data over a digital channel one must use a:  a) concentrator b) multiplexer c) codec d) modem
  14. The fastest, most secure wired transmission technology is: a) CATV b) twisted pair c) coaxial d) fiber optics.
  15. Scrambling data so that it can not be read by unauthorized means during transmission is called: a) encoding b) decoding c) encryption d) decryption
  16. The network node that contains all the facilities of all the others is the:  a) gateway b) repeater c) router d) bridge.
  17. The simplest network node that provides the features essential to network communications is the: a) gateway b) repeater c) router d) bridge.
  18. A network node dedicated to security is called a:  a) host b) gateway  c) firewall d) guardian  e) none of these
  19. The network topology that provides "first come, first served" access is the:  a) star b) ring c) bus d) hybrid  e) all of these
  20. A technique used for network access is:  a) polling b) token c) contention d) all of these
FROM PREASSESSMENT 1
  1. Computers "execute" precise instructions called: a) information b) programs c) data d) files
  2. One uses __________ software to access a program made available on a network. a) service b) client c) server d) client-server
  3. Which of these is not a protocol or suite of protocols? a) TCP/IP b) ISP c) POP d) all are protocols
  4. Web pages are "programmed" using: a) URL b) HTTP c) HTML d) VRML
  5. Which of the following is a special type of one of the others? a) Web b) Web page c) HTML editor d) HTML document
  6. Which of the following contains all of the others? a) telecommunications b) data communications c) teleconferencing d) telecommuting
  7. In order to have full interactive communications, between computers, of text, graphics, video, and audio the data representing these must all be: a) digital b) analog c) bits d) bytes
  8. Wireless communication is accomplished via ________ signal. a) an electronic b) an electromagnetic c) a carrier d) POTS
  9. Which of the following is a measure of data transmission speed? a) bandwidth b) baseband c) broadband d) voiceband
  10. Which of the following is, necessarily, a multiuser computer? a) host b) hub c) firewall d) switch.