A Computer Network Manager Wants to Test the Reliability of Some

question 48

Multiple Choice

A computer network manager wants to test the reliability of some new and very expensive fiber-optic Ethernet cables that the computer department just received.The computer department received 7 boxes containing 50 cables each.The manager does not have the time to test every cable in each box,so the manager assigns a subordinate to do a census.How many cables will be sampled if the subordinate does a census?

• A)50 cables
• B)It will depend on the sampling of cables and the sampling of boxes (the sampling frame)
• C)350 cables
• D)10 cables
• E)7 cables

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