Chapter 1 Flashcards
Means two or more connected computers that can share resources such as data and applications. p2
Network
These two host talk to each other using a computer language called what? p3
Binary code
what is a LAN network? p3
Is usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building, single department within a corporate office, or even a home office.
A LAN network split into smaller logical zones known as what? p3
Workgroups
What are the three common network components? p5
Workstations
Servers
Hosts
Are seriously powerful computers that run more than one CPU when resources are available to other user on the network to access when needed. p5
Workstations
Is an device on the network that can ask for access to resources from a server or powerful workstation, p5
Client Machine
Runs an specialized software for network’s maintenance and control known as the network operating system. p5
Servers
What are some of the dedicated servers: p6
File server Mail server Print server Web server Fax server Application server Telephony server Remote access server Proxy server
Can be any kind of network devices including workstation and servers. p7
Hosts
The name host harkens back to the Jurassic period of networking when those dinosaurs known________ were the only intelligent devices to roam the network. p7
Mainframes
Is a network that span large geographic area and goes a long distance. p8
WAN
Why WANs are different from LANs. p8
WANs usually need a router port or ports
WANs span larger geographic areas and/or can link disparate locations.
WANs are usually slower.
MPLS has several advantages compared to other WAN technologies: p9
Physical layout flexibility
Prioritizing of data
Redundancy in case of link failure
One to many connection
There are two kinds of WANs what are they. p9
Distributed and Centralized
If you are running Windows,Mac, or Unix in a local LAN workgroup you have a __________ network. p10
Peer to peer
Is a single server uses a network operating system for managing the whole network. p11
Client Server Network
What are the physical network topologies. p12
Bus Star Ring Mesh Point to point Point to multipoint Hybrid
This topology consists of two distinct and terminated ends with each of its computers connecting to one unbroken cable running its entire length. p12
Bus
One of its best features is that because each computer or network segment is connected to the central device individually if the cable fails it brings down only that particular machine or network segment. p13
Star
Has a lot in common with the bus topology because if you want to add to the network you have no choice but to break the cable something that is probably going to bring down the entire network. p14
Ring
A mesh topology has the most wires out of all the other topologies. True or False p15
True
You have a direct connection between two routers giving you one communication path. p16
Point to point
Consists of a succession of connection between an interface on one router and multiple destination routers. p17
Point to Multipoint
Is a combination of two or more types of physical or logical network topologies working together within the same network. p18
Hybrid
What is the solution of finding how many wires you need in a Mesh Topology. p16
n(n-1)/2
When selecting the right Topology you need to known what. p20
Cost
Ease of installtion
Ease of maintenance
Fault-tolerance requirement
Network can be very complicated this is the reason we divide networks into different parts are called what. p20
Backbones and segment
