S90-02A · Question #80
An intermediary can be an initial sender or an ultimate receiver. Select the correct answer.
The correct answer is B. False. B (False) is correct because an intermediary is, by definition, a middle actor in a communication chain - it receives messages from one party and forwards them to another. This role is mutually exclusive with being an initial sender (who originates the message with no prior…
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An intermediary can be an initial sender or an ultimate receiver. Select the correct answer.
Options
- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A9% (4)
- B91% (41)
Explanation
B (False) is correct because an intermediary is, by definition, a middle actor in a communication chain - it receives messages from one party and forwards them to another. This role is mutually exclusive with being an initial sender (who originates the message with no prior forwarder) or an ultimate receiver (who is the final destination with no further forwarding).
Option A (True) is wrong because assigning either endpoint role to an intermediary would collapse the distinction between endpoints and intermediaries entirely - a node that sends first or receives last is classified as an endpoint, not an intermediary.
Memory tip: Think of the word itself - inter means "between." An intermediary lives between the sender and receiver; the moment it becomes either end of the chain, it ceases to be "between" anything and becomes an endpoint.
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