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Ch 7 Flashcards

1
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what year was ARPA developed and by who

A

1958
president eisenhower

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2
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what connects smaller networks around the world

A

galatic network

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3
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what is a communicatin system that had multiple pathways through which info could travel

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ARPAnet

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4
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CSNET stands for

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comp science network

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5
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CSNET was developed in

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1979 by the NSF

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6
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CSNET was brought online in

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1981

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7
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CSNET was made to

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connect the comp science dept at universities using ARPAnet

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8
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what gave other academic disciplines access to supercomputing centers and connecting smaller networks together

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NSFnet

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9
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what was the primary internet backbone in 1980

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NSFnet

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10
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what is the high speed connection between networks

A

internet backbone

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11
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in 1995 the internet backbone was

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privatized

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12
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what does NAPS stand for

A

network access points

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13
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NAPS made up the new

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backbone

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14
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NAPS were established in

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chicago, new Jersey, San francisco, San Jose, and Washington DC

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15
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what is the backbone of todays internet

A

internet exchange point

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16
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what is the physical entity that is a network of comp networks

A

internetw

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17
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what is one way that info moves on the network

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world wide web

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18
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what is a text that contains link to other other texts or objects such as images

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hypertext

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19
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what can enable you to navigate through pieces of info by clicking links or hyperlinks that connect them

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hypertext

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20
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what is a program that interprets HTML to display webpages

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web browser

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21
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what is designed for education, research, and collaboration

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internet2

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22
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what is the backbone of internet 2

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fiber

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23
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internet 2 compare to internet is

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faster and less prone to corruption

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24
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ISPS stands for

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internet service providers

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25
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ISPs are companies that offer

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internet access

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26
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what is the data transfer rate of a network

A

bandwidth

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27
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what is a regular phone line that connects to the internet

A

dial up

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28
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dial up maxes out at

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56 kbps

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29
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dial up ties up your

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phone line while your online

30
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anything over 25 Mbps is

A

broadband

31
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what is offered by your cable tv provider and uses the same wires to carry both signals

A

cable internet access

32
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what is the drawback of cable internet access

A

you share the cable and bandwidth with your neighbor

33
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DSL stands for

A

digital subscriber line

34
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what is a drawback of DSL

A

distance limitations

35
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what is technologies that use telephone lines to carry digital signals

A

DSL

36
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what is the fastest broadband alternative

A

fiber to the home FTTH

37
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what can carry internet, tv, and phone calls to your hoe over fiber optic cable and is available in limited areas

A

fiber to the home FTTH

38
Q

what is the primary fiber optic service

A

verizon

39
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satellite internet access is more

A

global and expensive

40
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what is a drawback for satellite internet access

A

weather conditions can affect your service

41
Q

geosynchronous satellites match

A

the Earth’s rotation

42
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what uses radio waves to provide wireless high speed network connections

A

wifi

43
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what are wireless access points that are available in many public locations either free or for a fee

A

hotspots

44
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HTML stands for

A

hypertext markup language

45
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what is the authoring language that defines the structure of a web page

A

HTML

46
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what is the 1st web browser

A

Mosaic in 1993

47
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what is a program that interprets HTML to display webpages

A

web browser

48
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what provides a means to navigagte back and forward through browsed webpages

A

navigation buttons

49
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what contains the web address of the current webpage

A

address bar

50
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what enables you to have multiple web pages open in tabs

A

tabbed browsing

51
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what is the browser that opens links you clock from locations such as your desktop, email messages, and links in documents

A

default browser

52
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what are small text files placed on your comp by websites you visit

A

cookies

53
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what prevents webpages from opening a new windo

A

popup blocker

54
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plug in is a

A

3rd party program

55
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add on are created for a specific

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browser to add features to it

56
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what gives you quick access to the features of the application that instilled it

A

browser toolbar

57
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what is a protocol that tells your comp what type of page your looking at

A

http

58
Q

what represent the comp on the google domain

A

world wide web

59
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www is called the

A

3rd level domain or subdomian

60
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domain is the

A

2nd level domain

61
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the domain in Google.com

A

is google

62
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the top level domain in Google.com

A

is .com

63
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the top level domain represents the

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type of website your visiting

64
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the domain represents a company or product name

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that makes the address easy to remember

65
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ICANN is the

A

internet coporation for assigned names and number

66
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ICANN coordinates the

A

Internet naming system

67
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IP addresses is

A

internet protocol address

68
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what is a unique numeric address assigned to each node on a network

A

IP address

69
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DNS is the

A

domain name system

70
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what enables you to use a friendly name instead of an IP address to contact a website

A

DNS

71
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DNS works like a

A

telephone directly

72
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A

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