What do you call a device on a network that only provides network resources and does not call for resources?
Server
If your network consists of all connected devices connecting to one central device, such as a switch, what type of topology is being used?
Star
What do you call a device on a network that only asks for information but never is required to deliver information?
Client
The topology that most likely will use the least amount of cable is the ____________ topology
Bus
A network switch will most likely be used on a _______________ topology
Star
The topology that requires proper end of line resistors is the ____________ topology
Bus
The name given to the mutual agreement and how data is to be encoded, that is, the receiver must be able to understand what the transmitter sending is called
protocol
Which name is given to a device on a network that provides both network resources and acquires resources from other device on the network?
A Peer
You take a large number of computer addresses and split them up into smaller groups. What are you doing?
Subnetting
Define the acronym NIC
Network Interface Card
Ethernet ____________ have made it possible for several users to send information over the same network at the same time without slowing each other down
Switches
Which device do you find on a network that can translate from one protocol to another?
Gateway
What device do you find on the local area network that determines whether the information is to be kept within the local area network or sent externally to another network?
Router
The topology that has no beginning connection and no end connection would most likely be the _____________ topology
Ring
Which protocol would be used within the internet /Network layer (3) of the TCP/IP model?
IPv4
How can you determine the manufacturer of a NIC card based on the MAC address?
The first 24 bits, known as the Organizationally Unique Identifier, identify the manufacturer
Which layer of the TCP/IP model is responsible for error-free, end-to-end delivery of data from the source host to the destination host?
Transport layer - Layer 4
Which protocol would be used within the application layer (7) of the TCP/IP model?
HTTP
The NIC operates at which layer of the OSI model?
Layer 1 - Physical
In which layer of the TCP/IP model do the IP addresses and routing reside
Internet/ Network layer - Layer 3
The TCP and UDP protocols both exist at what layer of the OSI model?
Transport - Layer 4
Network bandwidth is usually expressed in
Bits per second
When it comes to communication cables, what does the term ‘attenuation’ refer to?
The ratio of signal strength at the transmitting and receiving ends of the cable
Noise is appearing on this shielded communication cable.
What is the probable cause of this noise?
There are problems with the shield
