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Chapter 6: Networking Fundamentals Flashcards

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What is a LAN?

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Local area network

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What is a WAN?

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Wide area network

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Briefly describe what a LAN is

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Local area network.. LANs link computers in order to share resources within a closed environment.

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Briefly describe a WAN

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Wide area network.. WANs differ from LANs in that they cover not only one area space (office) but span buildings, states, countries and even continental boundaries.

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What is a PAN?

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Personal area network (commonly Bluetooth).

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What is a defining feature of WPANS?

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Wireless Personal Area Networks.. a defining feature is their temporary nature. Unlike WIFI, when two Bluetooth enabled devices he close enough they can communicate. Known as a piconet.

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What is a MAN?

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Metropolitan Area Network

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Briefly describe a MAN

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Metropolitan area network.. larger than a LAN but confined to a relatively small geographical area such as university campus. Or a city that decides to install hotspots.

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What are the three components you must be aware of when it comes to networking?

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Servers Clients or Workstations Resources

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Two types of server are?

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Dedicated and Nonededicated

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What is a workstation?

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Also know as client computers, work stations are the computers on which network users do their work on.

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In terms of networking, what is a network resource?

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Any item that can used on a network such as: Printers and other peripherals, Disk storage and file access, Applications.

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What are two resource access models?

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Peer-Peer Client-Server

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Peer to Peer networks are also know as what?

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Workgroups

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What business suites a peer-peer network / workgroup network model?

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Smaller business’ where growth is not expected and centralised security isn’t a priority.

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Client-server resource model (server-based model) is suitable for what kind of business?

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Larger companies that require larger networks

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Server-based networks are also know as what?

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Domains

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What is a key characteristic of domains / server-based networks?

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They’re centrally administered

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What is topology with regards to networks?

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A way of laying out the network.

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What are the 5 primary topologies?

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Bus Star Ring Mesh Hybrid

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What are the pros and cons of a bus topology?

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Cheap. Easy to install. A break in the single cable it uses will disable the entire network.

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What are the features of star topology?

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Each network device is branched from a central device called a hub or switch.

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What are the pros and cons of star topology?

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Cheap, easy to install, more robust than bus topology and to single cable failure

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what is ring topology

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In ring topology each computer connects to two others to form a ring

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What is mesh topoolgy?

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The most complex of topologies, each device is connected to every other device.

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What are the pros and cons of mesh topology?

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Best fault tolarence. Very expensive. very complex.

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What is hybrid topology?

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topology that combines features of other topology

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What is the OSI

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Open Systems Interconnect model

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Briefly decscribe a router

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Moves data from one network to another. Operates at layer three of the ODI model. Based off IP addressing. Create routing tables for moving data from interface to interface.

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Briefly describe switches

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Layer two on the OSI model. Based off hardware addressing. They extend the network and broadcast network.

31
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Briefly decribe an access point

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Access points allow users onto either wired or wireless networks

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What is a Cloud Based Network Controller?

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Allows an administrator to remotely manage cloud capable network infrastructure. It can allow for centralised administration over multiple locations and offers faster alternatives to traffic bottle necking

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What is SDN?

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Software Defined Networking

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What are Firewalls

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Either hardware or software that can fliter out packets based on rules defined by the administrator. Can filter traffic going boths ways on the network.

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What is an NIC?

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Network Interface Card. Used to connect devices to the internet.

36
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Briefly describe what a repeater is?

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A repeater is anything on the network that can take the signal on the wire and regenerate the signal

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Briefly describe what a HUB is?

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Level 1 on the OSI model. HUB is a device that can link serveral computers together. Not very promenant these days

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What are DSL modems?

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Digital Subscriber Line. Used to connect devices to the internet using telephone lines. (A cable modem will use TV cables)

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What is a bridge?

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Used to divide networks in to multiple collision domains

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What is a patch panel?

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a patch panel is used simply to connect cables together.

41
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What is Power over Ethernet?

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Allows network administraters to deploy products like webcams and access points around the infrastructure without the need for dedicated power outlets.

42
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Whet using mesh topology how can you calculate how many cables you need?

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if c = cables then, c=(cx(c-1)/2. For example 5 computers need (5x(5-1)/2) = 10 cables

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What device would be found at the centre of a star topology set up?

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A hub or a switch

44
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What is a NIC?

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Network interface card. Provides a physical interface for between computer and cabling. It prepares, sends and controls data flow.

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When installing a NIC what must be remembered?

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Make sure the NIC fits the bus type of your PC. For example if it uses PCI and PCIe, always use the fastest to prevent bottle necking.

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What is the difference between full and half duplex?

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Half duplex = between sender and receiver (NIC’s) on,y one can transit at a time

Full duplex = computer can send and receive at the same

47
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What are the three main types of cabling?

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Coaxial, Twisted Pair, Fibre Optic

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What are the features of coaxial cabling?

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copper wire, surrounded by inner insulation, wiremesh and outerinsulation.

49
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What coaxial cabling is rated for use in ventilation and heating systems?

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cable with plenum-rated coating.

50
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RG-6 cabling is also referred to as what?

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Satelite/cable TV, cable modems (cable?)

51
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RG-49 cable is also refered to as what

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Cable Television (cable?)

52
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How far can RG-6 cable be run?

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Upto 1000ft or 304m (and supports digital dignals.

53
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How far can RG-59 cable be run?

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Up to 750 feet or 228m. Considered adequate for analog cable TV

54
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Name some of the Coax connector you may see with coaxial cable

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BNC connectors (male and female), T-connector and termintor, splitters and F-connectors

55
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Describe twisted pair cable

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The popular cable due to its flexibilty and low cost. Consists of several pairs of wires twisted around each other within an insulated jacket.

56
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what are the two types of twisted pair cables?

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UTP (unshielded twisted pair) and STP (shielded twisted pair) STP has a braided foil shielding surrounding the pairs of cables to protect from electrical interference. UTP has a plenum coating but no foil.

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What is CAT-1 UTP cable used for?

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It has only one pair of twisted cables and is used for voice only comms. used in legacy phone systems.

58
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what is CAT-2 UTP used for?

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(lowest grade UTP that has four pairs) used for data comms of up to 4Mps

59
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What is CAT-3 UTP cable used for?

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able to transmit up to 10 Mps of data

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What is CAT-4 UTP cable used for?

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able to transmit data of up to 16Mps

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What is CAT-5 UTP cable used for?

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able to transmit data up to 100Mps

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WHat is CAT-5e UTP cable used for?

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can trasmit data of up to 1 Gbps

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What is CAT-6 UTP cable used for?

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able to transmit data up to 10 Gbps but only up to 55m. The lowest grade cable you should use as the backbone to connect a network together.

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What is CAT-6a UTP cable used for?

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able to transmit data up to 10 Gbps up to 100m

65
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What is CAT-7 UTP cable used for?

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Can handle 10 Gbps up to 100m. Most notable feature is that every wire pair is shielded which provides better resistance to crosstalk and external noise.

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What connection type does UTP cable use?

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RJ-45 (registered jack)

67
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Fibre Optic cabling is immune to electrical interference and wire tapping. True or False?

68
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What kind of networks would fibre optic cable be suited for?

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Networks that need fast transmission rates over long distances or have had trouble with electrical interference in the past

69
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what are the two types of fibre optic cable?

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MMF - Multimode fibre (10 Gbps up to 550m)

SMF - Single mode fibre (10 Gpbs 40km)

70
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What is CSMACD/A?

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection / Avoidance.

71
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What connections does fibre optic cable use?

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ST - Straight Tip

SC - Subscriber Connector

LC - Local Connector (for MMF)

72
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what is the difference between a patch cable and a cross over cable when configuring twisted pair cables?

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Patch cable = same pin configuration on both sides

Cross over cable = Pin 1 and pin 3 are switched. And Pin 2 and pin 6 are switched.

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