CH1-Intro to Networking

Question 1

An instance of a processor inside of a CPU chip

Answer 1

Core

Question 2

A collection of users and computers in a Windows server-based network

Answer 2

Domain - managed by windows servers called domain-controllers

Question 3

Information added to the front end of a chunk of data

Answer 3

Header - so the data can be interpreted and processed by protocols

Question 4

A networked collection of LAN’s tied together by devices such as routers

Answer 4

Internetworks -

Question 5

A network that connects devices in a small geographic area

Answer 5

LAN (local area network) - limited to a small collection of machines

Question 6

Firmware is stored in what type of storage

Answer 6

Non-volatile memory -

Question 7

A chunk of data with source and destination IP addresses in the header.

Answer 7

Packet - These are generated and processed by network protocols.

Question 8

The software defining the rules, procedures, and formats a computer must use when sending information across the network.

Answer 8

Protocols - computers must use a common protocol and agree on rules of communication

Question 9

The term used to describe an OS designed mainly to share network resources

Answer 9

Server - giving client computers access to resources when requested

Question 10

A network/internetwork that is geographically dispersed

Answer 10

WAN (Wide area network) - uses service providers for connectivity