Configure SOHO Networks

Question 1

Network scope restricted to a single georgraphic location and owned/managed by a single organization

Answer 1

Local Area Network (LAN)

Question 2

Typically used to refer to network devices designed for small-scale LANS. Small number of computing hosts that typically rely on a single integrated appliance for local and Internet connectivity.

Answer 2

Small Office/Home Office (SOHO)

Question 3

Network scope that spans a large geographical area, incorporating more than one site and often a mix of different media types and protocols plus the use of public telecommunications networks.

Answer 3

Wide Area Networks (WANs)

Question 4

Global network connecting national telecommunications systems. Most SOHO subscriber Internet access is facilitated via this.

Answer 4

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)

Question 5

Manages allocation of IP addresses and maintenance of the top level domain space. Run by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Answer 5

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

Question 6

Focuses on solutions to Internet problems and the adoption of new standards published as Requests for Comments (RFCs)

Answer 6

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

Question 7

Each digit can have one of ten possible values (0 through 9). Ex: 255= (2x10x10)+(5x10)+5

Answer 7

Base 10

Question 8

Digit in any given position can only have one of two values (0 or 1) and each place position is the next power of 2. Ex: 11111111->255=(1x2^7)+(1x2^6)+(1x2^5)+(1x2^4)+(1x2^3)+(1x2^2)+(1x2^1)+1

Answer 8

Binary or Base 2

Question 9

Base 16 with possible values of each digit represented by the numerals 0 through 9 and the characters ABCDEF

Answer 9

Hexadecimal