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 (D)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What best defines the sender in data communication?

<p>A device that can send the data (message) (C)</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) (A)</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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