Block 2, Chapter 2 Flashcards
A small network usually confined to a single building or group of buildings is a
Local Area Network - LAN
A geographically dispersed network that can cover across the country or worldwide is known as
Wide Area Network - WAN
A ______ is designed to cover a geographic area the size of a town or city
Metropolitan Area Network - MAN
A wired network can provide wireless connection through a
Wireless Access Point - WAP
A very small network utilizing wireless devices such as Bluetooth.
Wireless Personal Area Network - WPAN
This network appears private, but actually uses a public network.
Virtual Private Network - VPN
A VPN is not secure and does not offer any privacy. T/F
False
What is the protocol that encrypts VPN
Internet Protocol Security - IPSEC
Which technology allows two-way video and audio transmission between two or more locations?
Video telecommunications - VTC
What types of data may be shared over video teleconference?
Whiteboards, Screen Sharing, Documents
The way information is passed through the network is the _________ topology
Logical
The geographic layout of the network devices and their interconnections is known as
Physical Topology
Bus physical topology requires what to be installed on both ends of the backbone cable?
Terminators or resistive end connectors
Which topology uses a central point called a hub or switch?
Star topology
What components used in star topology can cause bottlenecks?
Hubs or switches
Which active topology uses each station as a repeater?
Ring topology
This topology offers superior redundancy and reliability
Mesh topology
What topology combines the characteristics of linear bus and star topologies?
Hybrid topology
Which topology fails to meet one of the basic topology definitions?
Hybrid topology
What are the two most common logical topologies?
Logical Bus and Logical Ring
In logical ring topologies, workstations can only transmit when they have the
Token
This topology is bound to network protocols
Logical topology
Logical bus topology commonly uses an access method called
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection - CSMA/CD
What acts as a ticket, enabling the owner to send a message across the network?
Token
What does the acronym CSMA/CD mean?
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
