Chirwa chap 1-5 Flashcards
(34 cards)
what does ARPNET stand for?
advanced research projects adjency network.
internet users doubled every ____ years?
1.5
what are the regional networks?
collection of backbone/ network access points
ISDN?
integrated services digital network- how consumers connect to isp’s.
DNS?
domain name service - ips to web addresses and names of computers.
original intent of the internet?
to transfer files and access servers remotely for research purposes.
OC?
optical carrier - fiberoptics
diff between serial and parallel connections?
serial sends one bit at a time one direction at a time while parallel and send data both directions via independent wires or twice the data in one directions at a time.
PBX?
Private Branch Exchange- housed within an organization and does switching between voip and data.
hierarchical lan’s?
one computer is the central pc while all others are on subnets
Host independent Lans ?
each host is an equal on the network.
gateway?
connects diff. types of networks together: cable to Ethernet etc.
multiplexer?
concentrates data from several lines onto one line
concentrator?
same as a multiplexer but has a repeater built in to make signal stronger.
simplex?
transmit data in one direction only
half-duplex?
sends data one direction at a time where full-duplex can send both directions.
CSMA/CD?
carrier sense multiple access with collision detection- ethernet uses this
diff. between circuit and packet switching protocols in networks?
circuit is when a dedicated link or set of connections is established before data is sent and received, packet switching is when data is broken up into packets, labeled then sent and possibly received out of order yet assembled correctly through the fastest links possible.
internet address classes? A, B and C are?
A= 1-126 :1st octet B= 128-191.254 (2 octets) c= 192.1.1- 223.254.254 (3 octets) class C allows 254 hosts on each network. **0, 127 and 223 should never be assigned.
ISO?
international organization for standards - created the OSI model (allows comparability between diff. vendor network devices.
OSI?
open systems interconnection model: allows comparability of networks between diff. vendors.
what are some mail protocols?
SMTP, POP3, IMAP (Internet message access protocol)
what email protocols allows users to delete and access email on the server?
POP3 and IMAP
what email protocol is used to deliver emails only and does not allow user to delete off email server?
SMTP