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Computer Networks Flashcards

1
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What is a computer network?

A

A connected network of computers (or printers, phones and other devices)

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Why do we have computer networks?

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To share data (documents, images, videos and so on)

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How are devices connected in a computer network?

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Wires or waves

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4
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Name three types of networks.

A

LAN (or WLAN) -Local
MAN - Metropolitan
WAN - Wide

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5
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WLAN

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Wireless Local Area Network

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MAN

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Metropolitan Area Network - eg between universities or hospitals in a large city

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7
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WAN

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Wide Area Network - Spans more than 30 miles, made up of multiple MANs. The Internet is the most known WAN.

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8
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Parts of a network

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Nodes - the connected devices
Communications media - How data is transferred (wires or waves)

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What is a server?

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A special computer accessible to many users.

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10
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What is a webserver?

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Webservers are special servers accessible to anyone (with an internet connection), very powerful, a lot of memory.

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11
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What is a request?

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A message sent to a webserver requesting something (files)

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12
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What is a client?

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A device used to access the Internet. Recives file or data from server.

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13
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What is a host?

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The server, sends the file or data to the client.

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14
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What component is needed in a computer to access the internet?

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NIC - Network Interface Card

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15
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What is a protocol?

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A set of rules governing communication - format and order.

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16
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What three parts are in this URL:

http://www.website.com/file.html
A

http:// - protocol
www.website.com - server name
/file.html - file

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17
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What is network topology?

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It describes different ways to lay out a network.

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18
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Name 4 network topologies.

A

Bus
Ring
Star
Mesh

19
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What defines a bus network?

A

1 main cable and a terminator at each end to absorb signal. Cheap but breaks easily.

20
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What defines a ring network?

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Each node connected to the next. Data hits each node until it reaches its destination. More common to use two rings with inverse data flow.

21
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What defines a star network?

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All nodes connected to central node (router). Easy to expand, most common(?) like a WLAN. If central node breaks it all breaks.

22
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What defines mesh network?

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All nodes connected to all nodes. Built in protection, data always has alternate routes. Very expensive, lots of communications media.

23
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What layers are in the OSI - model?

A
  1. Application
  2. Presentation
  3. Session
  4. Transport
  5. Network
  6. Data link
  7. Physical
24
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OSI - model

A

Open Systems Interconnection - model

25
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Application layer?

A

The software that the user is looking at

26
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Presentation layer?

A

OS, letters and numbers (what we can understand)

27
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Session layer?

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Conversation between two computers (getting data from a web server for example)

28
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Transport layer?

A

A packet is a chunk of data, packets are delivered reliably, in the proper order and according to how the protocol needs it

29
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Network layer?

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Determines best route for data (routers are involved on this layer)

30
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Data link layer?

A

NIC’s/checking for errors in data

31
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Physical layer?

A

Cable/fiber optics - any electric signals involved

32
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What does a modem do?

A

Connects your network to internet service provider.

33
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What 3 things does a router do?

A
  • Connects via ethernet cable to modem.
  • Decides the route that the data is going to take.
  • Join networks together, your network with the internet for example.
34
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What does a switch do?

A

Give more ports in router for devices. Can be managed / unmanaged. Managed switch gives more settings and control.

35
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What does a repeater do?

A

Boost a weak network signal. Not only for WiFi. 100m is max for ethernet cable, use wired repeater. Switches also work as repeaters.

36
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What two parts are in a IP address?

A

Network id,
Host id

37
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What decides what part of an IP address is host / network?

A

Subnet mask

38
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What two problems are solved by subnet mask?

A

Networks can be different sizes
No ip addresses are wasted

39
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DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

40
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What does DHCP do?

A

Assigns IP adresses in a network to connected devices.

41
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What does a device do when first connecting to a network?

A

Send out ‘discover message’ from default IP 0.0.0.0

42
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What happens when the router hears a ‘discover message’?

A

Router looks through all IP adresses available in the network. Offers the first available to the new device - the computer requests it - router sends “Ack”.

43
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DNS

A

Domain name system

44
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What does the DNS do?

A

Translate domain names like www.google.com to IP addresses - and back.

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