2. Identify basic networking concepts

Question 1

IP address

Answer 1

The names of the address in a network

Question 2

MAC

Answer 2

The name of the device

Question 3

Modem

Answer 3

A modem is a device that takes the signals from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and translates them into a form your devices can understand.

Question 4

Router

Answer 4

is like a traffic light for the Internet in your house.

Question 5

Switch

Answer 5

Switches are like delivery trucks that move pieces of information directly to their destinations in a LAN.

Question 6

Firewall

Answer 6

Protection over hackers

Question 7

Peer-Peer

Answer 7

Administration paradigm whereby any computer device may be configured to operate as both server and client.

Question 8

Client-server

Answer 8

Administration paradigm where some host machines are designated as providing server and services, and other machines are designated as client devices that only consume server services.

Question 9

Local Area Network

Answer 9

Network scope restricted to a single geographic location and owned/managed by a single organization.

Question 10

WAN

Answer 10

Wide area Network
Network scope that spans a large geographical area, incorporating more than one site and often a mix of different media types and protocols plus the use of public telecommunications networks.