2.8 Identify basic networking concepts

Question 1

IP address

Answer 1

The names of the address in a network

Question 2

Media access control (MAC) address

Answer 2

The name of the device

Question 3

Ports

Question 4

Modem

Answer 4

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 5

Router

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

Access point

Question 8

Firewall

Answer 8

Protection over hackers

Question 9

Client/server

Answer 9

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 10

Peer-to-peer

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Local area network (LAN)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Wide area network (WAN)

Answer 12

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.