Ch15 Networking Flashcards
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
PAN
Personal Area Network - ad-hoc usually between portable devices.
Bridge
Device that can either connect two LANs together or separate them into two sections.
Five Network Topologies
- Start - Devices all connected to a central point.
- Bus - Devices all connected to backbone cable with no switches or routers.
- Ring - Devices all connected to each other in a loop / ring fashion.
- Mesh - Every device connects to all devices in network.
- Hybrid
What term describes a group of computers located in a small area?
Local Area Network (LAN)
Name two devices commonly used to connect a group of computers in a LAN?
- Switch
- Wireless Access Point (WAP)
What device contains multiple hard drives and is connected directly to a network?
Network attached storage (NAS)
What device allows voice communication over IP-base networks?
VoIP
What network topology is the most common ?
Star
What network technology combines the charactersistcs of other topologies?
Hybrid
What network device moves frames of data between a source and destination based on their MAC addresses?
Switch
Cat 3 Network Data Rating
10 Mbps Networks
Cat 5 Network Data Rating
100 Mbps Networks
Cat 5e Network Data Rating
100 / 1Gbps Networks
Cat 6 Network Data Rating
100 Mbps / 1 Gbps Networks
568B Wiring Standard
Most Common
- Orange-White
- Orange
- Green-White
- Blue
- Blue-White
- Green
- Brown-White
- Brown
568A Wiring Standard
Pins 1&3 , 2&6 are switched from 568B
- Green-White
- Green
- Orange-White
- Blue
- Blue-White
- Orange
- Brown-White
8 Brown
What are the main difference between single-mode and multimode fiber optic cables?
Single-mode is used over longer distances.
Single Mode Cable Diameter is :125 Microns
Multimode Cable Diameter is 50 or 62.5 Microns
Punch down tool
Punches individual wires down into the 110 IDC clips of an RJ45 Jack
What cable tupes would be suitable for 1000 Mbps networks?
Cat 5e / 6
What type of cable would you use if you were concerned about EMI?
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
What type of cable can connect a computer to another computer directly?
Crossover
What cable has a core diameter of 62.5 Microns
Multimode
What cable would you use for Cable Internet?
F-Connector
Which tool would you use to test a network adapter not connected to the network?
Loopback plug.
What IP-addressed network does APIPA assign address to?
169.254.0.0
Class A Addressable IP Range (1st Octet)
1 to 126
Class B Addressable IP Range (1st Octet)
128 to 191
Class C Addressable IP Range (1st Octet)
192 - 223
Class A Private IP Range
10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255
Class B Private Range
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
Class C Private Range
192.168.1.1 to 192.168.255.255
Loopback Addresses for IPv4 and IPv6
IPv4: 127.0.0.1
IPv6 ::1
IPv6 Unicast Address Beginning Digit
2000