Chapter 1

Question 1

What were the very first networks reffered to as?

Answer 1

Sneaker Networks

Question 2

What orginzation is responsible for “starting” the internet?

Answer 2

DARPA

Question 3

What is the largest WAN in exsistence?

Answer 3

The Internet

Question 4

What Network is Bigger than a LAN but not large enough to be a WAN

Answer 4

MAN - Metropolitan Area Network

Question 5

What are the two types of LANs?

Answer 5

PEER to PEER & Client Server

Question 6

T/F - In a peer to peer network, each computer must be configured individually?

Answer 6

TRUE - Whatever change you make to one computer you must make to all of them

Question 7

How many computers does MICROSOFT allowed to be connected to any one resource at any time?

Answer 7

10 computers

Question 8

In a Client/Server network, where is all the information for users and data stored for access?

Answer 8

Server

Question 9

What is Bus Topology?

Answer 9

One of the 1st networks developed
All machines are connected by a “backbone” or single wire
-Negatives - If wire breaks the computers and devices cannot communicate to each other, if two machines sent data at the same time, the data will collide and be lost.

Question 10

What is Star Topology?

Answer 10

• Most commonly used network
• several stations connected together via a hub or switch
• if a cable breaks, only that terminal is affected

Question 11

Ring Topology?

Answer 11

• Also another first developed network
• all data flows in one direction ( ring )
• a token is passed from machine to machine, if the machine has no data to send it sends the token to the next comp
• multiple computers can send data at once but it can cause latency

Question 12

Mesh Topology? and the TWO types of Mesh?

Answer 12

• Most commonly found in WANs
• FULL MESH - All buildings and machines are directly connected to each other
• PARTIAL MESH - Same benefits as FULL, BUT doesnt require as many connections-to be truly redundant, each device on the network must be able to connect to two other devices to be considered MESH technology

Question 13

What is POINT to POINT?

Answer 13

When one and only one computer is directly connected to one other device

Question 14

What is Multi Point?

Answer 14

one device is connected to several other devices

Question 15

what is HYBRID topology?

Answer 15

a mixture of other topologies, most commonly found network

Question 16

What does PHYSICAL topology refer to?

Answer 16

shape of the network wires

Question 17

What does LOGICAL topology refer to?

Answer 17

The path the data flows on the network