Data Communication Basics Quiz
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Which of the following best describes data communication?

  • The process of browsing internet sites like Facebook and Twitter
  • The process of exchanging only text data between two devices
  • The process of exchanging data between a computer and a printer
  • The process of exchanging data between two devices using a transmission medium (correct)
  • What is an example of data communication?

  • Scanning a document to create a digital copy
  • Printing a document from a computer to a printer
  • Browsing internet sites like Facebook and Instagram
  • Sending text messages between mobile phones (correct)
  • What is the primary role of the transmission medium in data communication?

  • To prevent unauthorized access to the data
  • To ensure the safety and security of the data being transmitted
  • To establish a connection between devices
  • To facilitate the transfer of data between the sender and receiver (correct)
  • What is the role of the protocol in data communication?

    <p>It is an agreed upon set of rules used by the sender and receiver to communicate data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the transmission medium in data communication?

    <p>To provide the path by which the message travels from sender to receiver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best defines the sender in data communication?

    <p>A device that can send the data (message)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the receiver represent in data communication?

    <p>A device that the sender wants to communicate the data (message)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Message is the information to be communicated by the ______ to the receiver.

    <p>sender</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ is any device that can send the data (message).

    <p>sender</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ is a device that the sender wants to communicate the data (message) to.

    <p>receiver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A Protocol is a necessity in data communications without which the communicating entities are like two persons trying to talk to each other in a different language without know the other ______.

    <p>language</p> Signup and view all the answers

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