Computing Flash Cards

Question 1

What is a LAN?

Answer 1

Collection of connected computers in a small geographical location

Question 2

What is a WAN?

Answer 2

Collection of connected computers in a large geographical location​

Question 3

What is Bandwidth?

Answer 3

Maximum amount of data that can be sent across a network at once​

Question 4

What is a client-server?

Answer 4

Network which has designated roles for each computer, to request services or to deliver services​

Question 5

What is Peer-To-Peer?

Answer 5

All computers are equal and serve their own files to each other​

Question 6

What is a Web server?

Answer 6

Computer where the web files are stored

Question 7

What is a File Server?

Answer 7

Computer where web content is stored​

Question 8

What is a DNS server?

Answer 8

Computer that stores list of domain names linked with corresponding IP addresses​

Question 9

What is a Switch?

Answer 9

Connects all devices in a LAN together​

Question 10

What is an NIC?

Answer 10

Hardware that holds the MAC address

Question 11

What is a router?

Answer 11

Connects LAN’s to WAN’s​

Question 12

What is a WAP?

Answer 12

Connects all devices in a LAN together, wirelessly​

Question 13

What is a coaxial cable?

Answer 13

Copper cable used to transfer data over long distances, using electricity​

Question 14

What are Ethernet cable?

Answer 14

Copper cable used to transfer data in a LAN, using electricity​

Question 15

What is a optical fibre cable?

Answer 15

Glass cable used to transfer data over short distances, using light​

Question 16

What is a star topology?

Answer 16

All devices connect to a single central device

Question 17

What is a mesh topology

Answer 17

All devices connect to each other device​

Question 18

What is a Internet Protocol address?

Answer 18

String of unique numbers used to pinpoint where your device is logically connected​

Question 19

What is a Media Access Control Address?

Answer 19

String of unique numbers used to pinpoint where your device is physically connected​

Question 20

What is a Cloud?

Answer 20

Using other computers remotely to perform a service​

Question 21

What is an application layer?

Answer 21

What the user uses (google, emails)​

Question 22

What is a transport layer?

Answer 22

Breaks data into packets, reassembles packets​

Question 23

What is a Network layer?

Answer 23

Addresses and routes packets​

Question 24

What is a Data Link Layer?

Answer 24

Sets format of data (so can be read by any device that follows same format)​

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Question 25

What is a Network Protocol?

Answer 25

Set of rules that allow devices on a network to communicate with each other​

Question 26

What is a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol?

Answer 26

TCP = allows packets to be sent and received​ IP = routing and addressing of packets​

Question 27

What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol?

Answer 27

Transferring web pages across the internet​

Question 28

What is HTTP Secure?

Answer 28

Transferring encrypted web pages​

Question 29

What is File Transfer Protocol?

Answer 29

Transferring files across a network​

Question 30

What is a Post Office Protocol?

Answer 30

Deletes emails once downloaded on device​

Question 31

What is a Internet Message Access Protocol?

Answer 31

Syncs email with email server so can be accessed by different devices​

Question 32

What is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol?

Answer 32

Send email to and between mail servers​

Question 33

Malware

Answer 33

A program that is deliberately written to cause harm.