5.2

Question 1

personal area network (PAN)

Answer 1

A short-range connection

Question 2

network

Answer 2

a group of computer systems connected together so they can share information.

Question 3

Network media

Answer 3

The pathways that connect computers together | the different ways we store or transfer information.

Question 4

Network interface

Answer 4

the point at which two different systems interact with each other.

Question 5

network interface card (NIC)

Answer 5

Adapter card that provides one or more Ethernet ports for connecting hosts to a network so that they can exchange data over a link.

Question 6

Network protocols

Answer 6

A shared set of protocols, or rules, serves as a common language among computers.

Question 7

registered jack type 45

Answer 7

Series of jack/plug types used with twisted-pair cabling, such as RJ45 and RJ11.

Question 8

Network ports

Answer 8

unique numbers that the operating system assigns to different types of network traffic.

Question 9

remote desktop protocol (RDP)

Answer 9

Application protocol for operating remote connections to a host using a graphical interface. The protocol sends screen data from the remote host to the client and transfers mouse and keyboard input from the client to the remote host. It uses TCP port 3389.

Question 10

graphical user interface (GUI)

Answer 10

An environment for passing commands to a computer by using a graphical, mouse-driven interface rather than by using text-based commands.

Question 11

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)

Answer 11

443

Question 12

media access control (MAC) address

Answer 12

special physical code | unique to each device | hardcoded into each devices NIC and cannot be changed | six parts, two numbers or letters | uses hexadecimal numbers | represents a 48 bit binary number

Question 13

local area network (LAN)

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Physical addresses have these characteristics

Answer 14

Duration| use case| notation - physical address in hexa| assignment physical adress assigned by nic manufacturer

Question 15

IPv4 addresses

Answer 15

Version of the Internet Protocol that uses 32-bit address values and subnet masks typically expressed in dotted decimal notation

Question 15

internet protocol (IP) address

Answer 15

Format for logical host and network addressing. In IPv4, a 32-bit binary address is expressed in dotted decimal notation, such as 192.168.1.1. In IPv6, addresses are 128-bit expressed as hexadecimal (for example, 2001:db8::0bcd:abcd:ef12:1234).

Question 17

dotted decimal notation.

Answer 17

Format for expressing IPv4 addresses using four decimal values from 0 to 255 for each octet.