Chapter 3

Question 1

network devices

Answer 1

devices that connect to other devices and control network traffic

Question 2

peripherals

Answer 2

devices that are only connected to a network through a host

Question 3

hosts

Answer 3

devices that send and receive user devices

Question 4

network media

Answer 4

connections between hosts and network devices

Question 5

clients

Answer 5

hosts that retrieve and display information

Question 6

servers

Answer 6

hosts that provide information

Question 7

physical topology

Answer 7

graphics that illustrate the location of computers and wiring

Question 8

logical topology

Answer 8

graphics that illustrate how hosts connect to a network

Question 9

protocols

Answer 9

definitions of how a message is transmitted and delivered

Question 10

destination host

Answer 10

the computer that receives a message

Question 11

frame

Answer 11

the specific format of a computer message

Question 12

collision

Answer 12

the event of two frames impact

Question 13

access method

Answer 13

the set of rules used by LAN hardware to direct network traffic

Question 14

unicast

Answer 14

a message sent to a single host

Question 15

multicast

Answer 15

a message sent to many hosts

Question 16

broadcast

Answer 16

a message sent to all hosts on a network

Question 17

ethernet

Answer 17

the de facto standard protocol for local networking

Question 18

baseband

Answer 18

a transmission medium that can only transmit on one communication channel at a time

Question 19

MAC address

Answer 19

a physical address that is required for every device that connects to a LAN

Question 20

Media Access Control

Answer 20

MAC

Question 21

Access Layer

Answer 21

level that provides connections in a local network

Question 22

Distribution Layer

Answer 22

level that connects smaller networks

Question 23

Core Layer

Answer 23

level that provides a high-speed connection for the Distribution Layer

Question 24

IP Address

Answer 24

a logical address that is assigned based on the host’s location

Question 25

routing

Answer 25

the process of finding the path to a destination host

Question 26

collision domain

Answer 26

the area where a host can receive a garbled message

Question 27

MAC Table

Answer 27

table that maps MAC addresses to ports

Question 28

broadcast MAC address

Answer 28

FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF

Question 29

broadcast domain

Answer 29

the group of devices that receive a broadcast frame

Question 30

address resolution protocol

Answer 30

ARP

Question 31

packet

Answer 31

part of a frame that contains source, destination, and the message

Question 32

default gateway

Answer 32

the address used to send messages outside of the local network

Question 33

ARP Table

Answer 33

the table that a host uses to store the MAC addresses of other host on the local network

Question 34

routing table

Answer 34

a table that contains the addresses of networks

Question 35

ping

Answer 35

a tool that verifies whether two hosts are connected

Question 36

multi-function device

Answer 36

a device that acts as multiple network devices

Question 37

baseline

Answer 37

the normal status of a network

Question 38

access point

Answer 38

a transmitter and receiver that connects hosts on a network wirelessly

Question 39

integrated router

Answer 39

a device that acts as a switch, a network router, and an access point

Question 40

internet control message protocol

Answer 40

ICMP