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Chapters 10-12 Flashcards

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Exam Question 124 (p.265):

What does ISP stand for?

A

internet service provider

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Exam Question 125 (p.265):

What is a typical broadband download speed (2011, Worldwide)?

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9 Mbps, meaning 9 megabits per second.

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Exam Question 126 (p.265):

What is a typical broadband upload speed (2011, Worldwide)?

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2.5 Mbps, meaning 2.5 megabits per second.

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Exam Question 127 (p.265):

What is bandwidth?

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Bandwidth measures how many bits per second can be transmitted.
Bandwidth is important to downloading les and viewing web pages.

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Exam Question 128 (p.265):

What is throughput?

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Throughput measures how many bits per second can be transmitted.
Bandwidth and throughput mean the same thing.

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Exam Question 129 (p.265):

What are the two measures of network speed?

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bandwidth, latency

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Exam Question 130 (p.265):

What are the three measures of network speed?

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download bandwidth, upload bandwidth, and latency

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Exam Question 131 (p.265):

What is latency?

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Latency is the delay between a packet being sent and being received.
Latency is also called ping or lag. Latency is important to gamers.
In the home market, typically an ISP is a cable TV company or a telephone
company. Satellite companies also provide Internet.

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Exam Question 132 (p.265):

What does demarc stand for?

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demarcation

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Exam Question 133 (p.265):

Why is the demarc important?

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The ISP is responsible for everything outside the demarc. You are re-
sponsible for everything inside the demarc.

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Exam Question 134 (p.265):

What does modem stand for?

A

modulator demodulator

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Exam Question 135 (p.265):

What does WAN stand for?

A

wide area network

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Exam Question 136 (p.265):

What does a modem do?

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It converts between voltages and frequencies.

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Exam Question 137 (p.265):

What does UTP stand for?

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unshielded twisted pair

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Exam Question 138 (p.265):

What does UTP do?

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It is a physical cable for carrying bits between devices within a local area
network.

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Exam Question 139 (p.265):

What does Cat 5 stand for?

A

category five

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Exam Question 140 (p.265):

Which is better quality, cat5 or cat6?

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cat6

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Exam Question 141 (p.265):

What is troubleshooting?

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When you have trouble, you try to gure out what the cause is and how
to x it.

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Exam Question 142 (p.265):

What two times should you connect your computer directly to a modem?

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(a) when it is the only computer on your home network. (b) when you
are troubleshooting the network.

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Exam Question 143 (p.265):

What ve services does a typical home router provide?

A

rewall, gateway, DHCP, NAT, Wi-Fi

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Exam Question 144 (p.265):

What does a rewall do?

A

It stops uninvited packets from reaching your computer.

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Exam Question 145 (p.266):

What does a gateway do?

A

It provides a path from your computer to the Internet.

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Exam Question 146 (p.266):

What does DHCP do?

A

It provides network conguration information to your computer when
you connect to the network.

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Exam Question 147 (p.266):

What does NAT do?

A

Normally it translates non-routable IP addresses into routable ones.
Actually NAT can translate any kind of IP address into any kind, but it is
most useful converting between routable and non-routable.

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Exam Question 148 (p.266):

What does Wi-Fi do?

A

It provides wireless connections between laptops and the local area net-
work.

26
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Exam Question 149 (p.266):

What does WAP stand for?

A

wireless access point

27
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Exam Question 150 (p.266):

What does WLAN stand for?

A

wireless local area network

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Exam Question 151 (p.266):

How fast is Wi-Fi?

A

54 Mbps, shared, is common.
Wi-Fi speeds max out at 11 Mbps for 802.11b, 54 Mbps for 802.11g, and
600 Mbps for 802.11n. That bandwidth is shared among all users.

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Exam Question 152 (p.266):

How many connections can a Wi-Fi access point handle?

A

hundreds

30
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Exam Question 153 (p.266):

How fast is a wired connection?

A

100 or 1000 Mbps in each direction per connection is common.

31
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Exam Question 154 (p.266):

What is duplex?

A

Duplex tells whether you have two paths, in and out, that can operate
at the same time.

32
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Exam Question 155 (p.266):

What is half duplex?

A

You can send and receive, but not both at the same time. Wi-Fi is typically half duplex.

33
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Exam Question 156 (p.266):

What is full duplex?

A

You can send and receive, both at the same time. Wired connections are
typically full duplex.

34
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Exam Question 157 (p.266):

What benet does a switch provide?

A

It provides more wired ports for your LAN.

35
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Exam Question 158 (p.266):

Name ve components of a typical home Internet system.

A

ISP, modem, router, WAP, computers.

36
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Exam Question 159 (p.266):

Name ve categories of ISP.

A

cable, telephone (DSL), wireless, satellite, power line.

37
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Exam Question 160 (p.266):

What does UPS stand for?

A

uninterruptible power supply

38
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Exam Question 161 (p.266):

What is a hotspot?

A

Also called a Wi-Fi hotspot, it is another name for Wireless Access Point.

39
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Exam Question 162 (p.266):

What does default mean?

A

Default is the choice or action that will happen if you do not specify
something else.

40
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Exam Question 163 (p.266):

What defaults should I not keep?

A

passwords

41
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Exam Question 164 (p.266):

What passwords does a home router normally have?

A

An administrative password and a Wi-Fi password.

42
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Exam Question 165 (p.267):

What is a Global Broadcast Ping?

A

It is a ping to every device that you can reach.

43
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Exam Question 166 (p.267):

What is the command to do a Global Broadcast Ping?

A

ping 255.255.255.255

44
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Exam Question 167 (p.267):

With Global Broadcast Ping, who is the rst responder?

A

Normally the device sending the ping is also the rst to respond.

45
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Exam Question 168 (p.267):

With Global Broadcast Ping, who is the second responder?

A

Normally the router (gateway) connecting you to the rest of the Internet
is the second device to respond.

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