2 Communication

Question 1

LAN

Answer 1

Local Area network. Usually contained within one building or a small geographical area.

Question 2

WAN

Answer 2

Wide Area Network. Network covers a large geographical area.

Question 3

Client-Server Model

Answer 3

network that uses separate dedicated servers and specific client workstations. All client computers are connected to dedicated servers.

Question 4

Peer-to-Peer Model

Answer 4

network in which each node can share its files with all other nodes.

Question 5

Thin Client

Answer 5

A device that needs access to the internet for it to work.

Question 6

Thick Client

Answer 6

A device that can work both offline and online and can do some processing when not connected to the internet.

Question 7

Bit streaming

Answer 7

contiguous sequence of digital bits sent over a network.

Question 8

Internet

Answer 8

A massive network of networks that uses transmission control protocol (TCP)/ internet protocol (IP)

Question 9

WWW

Answer 9

World Wide Network. Collection of multimedia webpages stored on a website.

Question 10

Real-time bit streaming

Answer 10

used when watching a live stream of events currently taking place. The event is captured and live with a video camera connected to a computer.

Question 11

On demand Bit Streaming

Answer 11

used when watching an event that has taken place in the past. Existing media are encoded to bit streaming format and uploaded to server.