Chapter 1 - Exploring the Network

Question 1

Connect a few computers to each other and the internet.

Answer 1

Small home networks

Question 2

enables computers within a home office or a remote office to connect to a corporate network or access centralized, shared resources.

Answer 2

Small Office/ Home Office Networks

Question 3

used by corporations and schools, can have many locations with hundreds or 5ousands of interconncted computers.

Answer 3

Medium to Large Networks

Question 4

is a network of networks that connects hundreds of millions of computers world wide.

Answer 4

World Wide Networks/Internet

Question 5

stores corporate and user files in a central location.

Answer 5

File Server

Question 6

access files from file servers with client software such as Windows Explorer.

Answer 6

File Client

Question 7

runs web server software.

Answer 7

Web Server

Question 8

use their browser software to access webpages on the server.

Answer 8

Web Client

Question 9

runs email server software.

Answer 9

Email Server

Question 10

use mail client software to access email on the server.

Answer 10

Email Client

Question 11

are computers with software that enable them to provide information, like email or web pages, to other end devices on the network.

Answer 11

Server(s)

Question 12

are computers with software installed that enable them to request and display the information obtained from the server.

Answer 12

Client(s)

Question 13

type of network where computers function as the server and clients.

Answer 13

Peer-to-Peer Network

Question 14

Three categories of network components.

Answer 14

Devices, Media, Services

Question 15

are the physical components in network components.

Answer 15

Devices and media

Question 16

apps used by people everyday (Network Component Category)

Answer 16

Services

Question 17

connect the individual end devices to the network and can connect multiple individual networks to form an internetwork, provide connectivity and ensure that data flows across the network.

Answer 17

Intermediary Network Devices/Intermediary Device

Question 18

Three types of media to interconnect devices and provide pathway.

Answer 18

Metallic wires within cables, Glass or plastic fibers(fiber optic cable), Wireless transmission

Question 19

data is encoded into electrical impulses

Answer 19

Metallic wires within cables

Question 20

data is encoded as pulses of light

Answer 20

Glass or plastic fibers(fiber optic cable)

Question 21

data is encoded using wavelength from the electromagnetic spectrum

Answer 21

Wireless transmission

Question 22

provides the physical connaction to the network at the PC or other end device.

Answer 22

Network Interface Card (NIC, OR LAN adapter)

Question 23

a connector or outlet on a networking device where the media is connected to an end device or another networking device.

Answer 23

Physical port

Question 24

Specialized ports on a networking device that connect to individual networks.

Answer 24

Interface

Question 25

provide a visual map of how the network is connected

Answer 25

Topology Diagram

Question 26

Two types of topology Diagrams

Answer 26

Physical and logical topology diagrams

Question 27

identify the physical location of intermediary devices and cable installation

Answer 27

Physical topology Diagrams

Question 28

identify devices, ports, and addressing scheme.

Answer 28

Logical topology diagrams

Question 29

provides access to users and end devices in a small geographical area, which is typically an enterprise , home, or small business network owned and managed by an individual or IT department. High bandwidth to internal end devices and intermediary devices.

Answer 29

Local area network (LAN)

Question 30

a network infrastructure that provides access to other networks over a wide geographical area. Slower speed lonks between LANs.

Answer 30

Wide Area Network(WAN)

Question 31

a network infrastructure that spans a physical area larger than LAN but smaller than a WAN.

Answer 31

Metropolitan Area Network(MAN)

Question 32

same as LAN but interconnects users and end points wirelessly.

Answer 32

Wireless LAN

Question 33

network infrastructure designed to support file servers and provide data storage,retrieval, and replication.

Answer 33

Storage Area Network(SAN)

Question 34

worldwide connection of interconnected networks.

Answer 34

Internet

Question 35

is a term often used to refer to a private connection of LAN’s and WAN’s that belongs to an organization.

Answer 35

Intranet

Question 36

used to provide secure and safe access to individuals who work for a diffrent organization, but require access to the organizations’s data.

Answer 36

Extranet

Question 37

SOHO connection options

Answer 37

Cable,DSL,Cellular,Satellite,Dial-up Telephone

Question 38

internet data signal is carried on the same cable that delivers cable television.

Answer 38

Cable

Question 39

Provide high bandwidth, always on, conncection to the internet, runs over a telephone line.

Answer 39

Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)

Question 40

uses cellphone network to connect

Answer 40

Cellular

Question 41

areas where normally does not have internet benefit from this connection option

Answer 41

Satellite

Question 42

low bandwidth, uses phone line and modem.

Answer 42

Dial-up Telephone

Question 43

Connection options for businesses

Answer 43

Dedicated Leased Line,Ethernet WAN, DSL, Satellite

Question 44

Reservedcircuits within service provider’s network that connect geographically separated offices for private voice and/or data networking. Expensive

Answer 44

Dedicated Leased Lines

Question 45

extend LAN access technology to the WAN,benefits of ethernet extended to WAN.

Answer 45

Ethernet WAN