1.5 topologies

Question 1

topology

Answer 1

how a network is laid out both physically and logical.

Question 2

mesh network

Answer 2

each device is connected to each other through a dedicated line so that if one fails or breaks it can go through another route to transmit the data.

            /  0---0  \
           |    \    /    |
         0 ----\/-----0
           |     /\       |       
             \   |  |     /    
              0---0

Question 3

ring network

Answer 3

each device is connected to two other devices. each packet of data on the network travels to each device until it reaches the desired location.

                      0
                  /       \
               0          0
                 \         /
                      0

Question 4

star network

Answer 4

many computers are connected to one main computer (server) that connects them all.

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                         |
               0------+ -------0
                         |
                        0

Question 5

FTP

Answer 5

(file transfer protocol) protocol for transmitting data across a network.

Question 6

HTTPS

Answer 6

(hypertext transfer protocol secure) set of rules used by browsers to decode and understand web pages. used for more sensitive information and usually uses a password.

Question 7

HTTP

Answer 7

(hypertext transfer protocol) set of rules used by browsers to decode and understand web pages.

Question 8

TCP/IP

Answer 8

a set of rules that all computers must follow so they can connect to the internet.

Question 9

SMTP

Answer 9

(simple mail transfer protocol) provides the rules for sending e-mails between servers and clients.

Question 10

IMAP

Answer 10

(internet message access protocol)the message service that holds the information but is not downloaded.

Question 11

POP

Answer 11

(post office protocol) extracts and receives email from a remote mail server for access by the host machine.

Question 12

IP addressing

Answer 12

an internet protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device that is connected to a network that uses the IP for communication.

Question 13

MAC addressing

Answer 13

(Media Access Control Addressing) an identification number that is attached to each component and device that connects to a computer network

Question 14

port

Answer 14

endpoint of communication.

Question 15

protocol

Answer 15

mechanisms for devices to identify and make connections with each other as well as formatting rules that specify how data is packaged into messages, sent and received.

Question 16

terminator

Answer 16

prevents signal reflection that will stop the signal.

Question 17

workstation

Answer 17

a computer designed for a specific purpose and usually connected to a LAN.

Question 18

node

Answer 18

data point that is connected to a larger network.

Question 19

data collisions

Answer 19

result of simultaneous data packet transmission between two or more network domain devices or nodes.

Question 20

transmission media

Answer 20

a pathway that carries the information from sender to receiver.

Question 21

encryption

Answer 21

a method of securing data b scrambling it so its unreadable. only the receiver and sender have the key to unscramble the data.

Question 22

ethernet

Answer 22

type of internet connection that is wired from the router to your device.

Question 23

WI-FI

Answer 23

wireless network technology that provides a high speed access to the network and internet.

Question 24

layers

Answer 24

networking framework to implement protocols in layers, when it has passed one it will then go to the next one.

Question 25

packet switching

Answer 25

a mode of data transmission in which a message is broken into a number of parts which are sent independently and given a specific number, over whatever route is optimum for each packet, and reassembled at the destination using their given numbers