A _____ Sends Messages Through Several Connected LANs or to a Wide-Area

question 94

Multiple Choice

A _____ sends messages through several connected LANs or to a wide-area network.

• A) Router
• B) Network interface card
• C) Bridge
• D) Gateway
• E) File server

Understand different organizational models and their communication characteristics.

Identify and differentiate among the scientific management, human relations, and bureaucracy models.

Explain the role of coordination methods and the size of organizations in standardization.

Recognize the principles behind the systems/contingency and transformational models, including their adaptability and approach to management and communication.

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Definitions:

Unit Cost

The cost incurred to produce, store, or acquire one unit of a product, calculated by dividing the total cost by the number of units.

Differential Cost

The difference in cost between two alternative decisions or scenarios.

Sunk Cost

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered or altered and should not affect future business decisions.

Net Book Value

The value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet, essentially the cost of the asset minus accumulated depreciation.