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Chapter 2 Application Layer True-False Questions The following are possible True/False questions for tests. The statement is given and the answer is provided in square brackets. The level of difficulty (easy, moderate, difficult) and the page number(s) relevant to the topic are also furnished. An application architecture is the way in which the functions of the application layer are performed solely by the clients in the network. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate The four general functions of any application program are: data storage, data access logic, application logic and presentation logic. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy A cluster is a group of computers that are linked together so they act as a one computer. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy A network computer is designed to support specific business transactions, such as Automatic Teller Machines and Point of Sale terminals. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Host-based and client-based networks are similar in that the client computer performs most of the work. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy As the demand for more and more network applications grow; host-based computing becomes the best solution. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate One major drawback to a client-server network lies in the fact that client-server networks enable software and hardware from different vendors to be used together. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate In a client-server network, the presentation logic is the responsibility of the client computer. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy The two functions of middleware are to: 1) provide a standard way of communicating that can translate between software from different vendors, and 2) manage the message transfer between clients and servers so that clients do not need to ‘know’ which server contains the application’s data. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Middleware is the software that sits between the application software on the client and the