1 - Networking Basics Flashcards
What kind of network can be used to connect and share data among devices that located within a very close proximity of each other?
PAN or Personal Area Network
What type of networks are typically used for communications within a single group or organization and typically within a single building or site where buildings are within close proximity of each other?
LAN or Local Area Network
What are two common tyes of LANs?
- Ethernet
2. Token Ring
What type of network can be used to connect multiple locations within the same city?
MAN or Metropolitan Area Network
What type of network covers a large geographical area?
WAN or Wide Area Network
What type of network is spread across multiple cities or even multiple countries
WAN or Wide Area Network
What is an example of the largest WAN?
The internet
How are computers typically connected through a WAN?
- Leased Lines
- Satellites
- Public Networks
What low-cost network is commonly used for telephone service?
PSTN or Public Switched Telephone Network
What type of network is PSTN?
circuit-switched network
What are dedicated circuits that are typically used as endpoint connections between sites?
leased lines
Why are leased lines more expensive for ISPs to implement than switched circuits?
Because they are dedicated circuits
What type of WAN technology is a cost-effective packet-switching technology?
Frame Relay
What layers of the OSI model does Frame Relay operate at?
- Physical Layer
2. Data Link Layer
What type of WAN technology uses statistical multiplexing and variable frame size to ensure network access and efficient delivery?
Frame Relay
How does Frame Relay allow multiple connections?
Virtual Circuits
What is the typical type of service provided for Frame Relay?
T1
What type of WAN technology is a high-speed packet-switching technology?
ATM or Asynchronous Transfer Mode
What two WAN technologies use packet-switching technology?
- Frame Relay
2. ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Which WAN technology offers low bandwidth and high latency relative to other WAN technologies?
DSL or Digital Subscriber Line
Is Cable internet packet-switched or cell switched?
Packet-switched
With Cable internet service, where is there an analog signal?
Between the CMTS or cable modem termination system and the cable modem
With cable internet service, where is there a digital signal?
Between the internet and the CMTS or cable modem termination system and between the cable modem and the LAN.
Which WAN technology is cell switched?
ATM or Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Which WAN technologies are packet-switched
- Frame Relay
- DSL or Digital Subscriber Line
- Cable
Which WAN technology is circuit switched?
PSTN or Public Switched Telephone Network
How does a circuit switched technology like PSTN work?
A circuit is created between two points before transmission can occur, and is torn down after transmission is complete
How does a cell switched technology like ATM work?
Cell switching is like packet switching, except the packet is set to a fixed length
What network topology has a single man line to which all computers on the network are attached?
Bus topology
What medium does BUS networks use?
Coax
What are some disadvantages of Bus topologies?
- limited cable length
- limited number of hosts
- Failure of the main cable affects every host on the network.
What network topology has a central ring of cable to which all hosts on the network connect?
Ring topology
How many hosts are each host connected to in a ring topology?
Each host connects to two hosts
How many directions does the flow of traffic go in a Ring topology?
Single direction
Does each node in a ring topology handle each packet and then pass it off to the next host?
True/Yes