INSY50 MIDTERMS Flashcards
the communications media,
devices, and software that connects two or more
computer systems or devices
a. computer network
b. communications media
c. network nodes
a. computer network
any material substance
that carries an electronic signal to support
communications between a sending and a receiving
device
a. computer network
b. communications media
c. network nodes
b. communications media
the computers and devices on the
networks
a. computer network
b. communications media
c. network nodes
c. network nodes
components of a simple computer network
a. computer, network interface cards (NICs), connection medium, and local operating system
b. computer, network interface cards (NICs), connection medium, and network operating system
c. computer, network interface cards (NICs), router medium, and network operating system
d. router, network interface cards (NICs), connection medium, and network operating system
b. computer, network interface cards (NICs), connection medium, and network operating system
Client, server
a. computers
b. network interface cards (NICs)
c. connection medium
d. network operating system
a. computers
Device contained in computers to link them to the network
a. computers
b. network interface cards (NICs)
c. connection medium
d. network operating system
b. network interface cards (NICs)
Can be a telephone wire, coaxial cable, or radio signal in the case of cell phone and wireless local area networks (Wi-Fi networks)
a. computers
b. network interface cards (NICs)
c. connection medium
d. network operating system
c. connection medium
Routes and manages communications on the network and coordinates network resources
a. computers
b. network interface cards (NICs)
c. connection medium
d. network operating system
d. network operating system
Acts as a connection point between the computers
a. router
b. hub or switch
c. network
b. hub or switch
Communications processor that routes packets of data through different networks, ensuring that the data sent get to the correct address
a. router
b. hub or switch
c. network
a. router
connect network components, sending a packet of data to all other connected devices
a. hubs
b. switch
c. router
a. hubs
more “intelligent” hub
a. hubs
b. switch
c. router
b. switch
can filter and forward data to a specified destination on the network
a. hubs
b. switch
c. router
b. switch
Key Digital Networking Technologies
a. client/server computing, socket switching, transmission control protocol/internet protocol
(TCP/IP)
b. client/server solving, packet switching, transmission control protocol/internet protocol
(TCP/IP)
c. client/server computing, packet switching, transmission control protocol/internet protocol
(TCP/IP)
c. client/server computing, packet switching, transmission control protocol/internet protocol
(TCP/IP)
Connectivity between computers enabled by
a. packets
b. protocols
c. router
b. protocols
rules that govern transmission of information between two points
a. packets
b. protocols
c. router
b. protocols
establishes a connection between the computers, sequences the transfer of packets, and acknowledges the packets sent
a. packets
b. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
c. IP (Internet Protocol)
b. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
responsible for the delivery of packets and includes
the disassembling and reassembling of packets during
transmission
a. packets
b. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
c. IP (Internet Protocol)
c. IP (Internet Protocol)
method of slicing digital
messages into parcels
a. client/server computing
b. packet switching
c. transmission control protocol/internet protocol
(TCP/IP)
b. packet switching
what do you called the parcels
a. packets
b. TCP
c. IP
a. packets
Disassembling of data from
its origin, routing through
many paths and networks,
and reassembling into the
original message upon
reaching its destination
a. client/server computing
b. packet switching
c. transmission control protocol/internet protocol
(TCP/IP)
b. packet switching
Small, inexpensive client computers which are linked
to one another through a network that is controlled by a network server computer
a. client/server computing
b. packet switching
c. transmission control protocol/internet protocol
(TCP/IP)
a. client/server computing
The server sets the rules of communication for the network and provides every client with an address so others can find it on the network
a. client/server computing
b. packet switching
c. transmission control protocol/internet protocol
(TCP/IP)
a. client/server computing
TCP/IP Layers
a. system layer, transport layer, internet layer, network interface layer
b. application layer, transport layer, router layer, network interface layer
c. application layer, transport layer, internet layer, network interface layer
c. application layer, transport layer, internet layer, network interface layer
Enables client application programs to access the other
layers and defines the protocols that applications use to
exchange data
a. application layer
b. transport layer
c. internet layer
d. network interface layer
a. application layer
Responsible for providing the Application layer with
communication and packet services
a. application layer
b. transport layer
c. internet layer
d. network interface layer
b. transport layer
Includes TCP and other protocols
a. application layer
b. transport layer
c. internet layer
d. network interface layer
b. transport layer
Responsible for addressing, routing, and packaging data packets called IP datagrams
a. application layer
b. transport layer
c. internet layer
d. network interface layer
c. internet layer
IP is one of the protocols used in this layer
a. application layer
b. transport layer
c. internet layer
d. network interface layer
c. internet layer
Responsible for placing packets on and receiving them from the network medium
a. application layer
b. transport layer
c. internet layer
d. network interface layer
d. network interface layer
used to transfer web page files
a. www (world wide web)
b. http (hypertext transfer protocol)
c. html (hypertext markup language)
b. http (hypertext transfer protocol)
represented by a continuous waveform that passes through a communications medium and has been used for audio communication
a. analog signal
b. digital signal
a. analog signal
communicate information as strings of 1 bits and 0 bits, which are represented as on-off electrical pulses
a. analog signal
b. digital signal
b. digital signal
Computers use digital signals and require a
a. network
b. computer
c. modem
c. modem
used to convert these digital signals into analog signals that can be sent over (or received from)
media that use analog signals
a. network
b. computer
c. modem
c. modem
network types
a. local area network, campus area network, metropolitan area network, world area network
b. local area network, campus area network, metropolitan area network, wide area network
c. legal area network, campus area network, metropolitan area network, wide area network
b. local area network, campus area network, metropolitan area network, wide area network
Up to 500 meters (half a mile); an office or floor of a building
a. local area network
b. campus area network
c. metropolitan area network
d. wide area network
a. local area network
Up to 1,000 meters (a mile); a
college campus or corporate
facility
a. local area network
b. campus area network
c. metropolitan area network
d. wide area network
b. campus area network
A city or metropolitan area
a. local area network
b. campus area network
c. metropolitan area network
d. wide area network
c. metropolitan area network
A regional, transcontinental, or
global area
a. local area network
b. campus area network
c. metropolitan area network
d. wide area network
d. wide area network
The shape or structure of a network
a. network triology
b. network topology
c. network tology
b. network topology
includes the arrangement of the communications links and hardware devices on the network
a. network triology
b. network topology
c. network tology
b. network topology
three most common network topologies
a. star, bun, mesh
b. star, bush, mesh
c. star, bus, mesh
c. star, bus, mesh
all network devices connect
to one another through a single central device called the hub node
a. star topology
b. bus topology
c. mesh topology
a. star topology
all network devices are connected to a common backbone that serves as a shared communications medium
a. star topology
b. bus topology
c. mesh topology
b. bus topology
each device is connected to every other device on the network through a dedicated point-to-point link.
a. star topology
b. bus topology
c. mesh topology
c. mesh topology
The total amount of digital information that can be transmitted through any telecommunications medium is usually measured in
a. bites per second (bps)
b. bets per second (bps)
c. bits per second (bps)
c. bits per second (bps)
The range of frequencies that can be accommodated on a particular
telecommunications channel is called its
a. bit
b. bandwidth
c. channel
b. bandwidth
signals are guided along a solid medium
a. guided (wired) transmission media
b. wireless
a. guided (wired) transmission media
the signal is broadcast over airwaves as a form of electromagnetic radiation
a. guided (wired) transmission media
b. wireless
b. wireless
samples of guided (wired) transmission media
a. twisted-pair wire, coaxial cable, fiber-nerve cable
b. twisted-pair wire, cat-5, fiber-optic cable
c. twisted-pair wire, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable
c. twisted-pair wire, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable
samples of wireless
a. near field communication (NFC), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microwave transmission, 2G, 3G
b. near field communication (NFC), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, channel transmission, 4G, 5G
c. near field communication (NFC), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microwave transmission, 4G, 5G
c. near field communication (NFC), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microwave transmission, 4G, 5G
it is the world’s most extensive public communication system
a. channel
b. internet
c. network
b. internet
Ancestor of the Internet
a. ARPANET (Advanced Research
Project Agency Network)
b. ARPANET (Advanced Research
Protocol Agency Network)
c. ARPANET (Advanced Research
Project Agency Networking)
a. ARPANET (Advanced Research
Project Agency Network)
based on the TCP/IP networking protocol suite
a. channel
b. internet
c. network
b. internet
Every device connected to the Internet (or another TCP/IP network) is assigned a ___ consisting of a string of numbers
a. http (hypertext transfer protocol)
b. IP (internet protocol) address
c. TCP (transmission control protocol)
b. IP (internet protocol) address
An IP address can be represented by a natural language convention called a
a. domestic name
b. donate name
c. domain name
c. domain name
converts domain names to IP
addresses
a. domain name system (DNS)
b. domain numeric system (DNS)
c. domain nail system (DNS)
a. domain name system (DNS)
maintain a database containing IP addresses mapped to their corresponding domain names
a. domain name system (DNS) servers
b. domain numeric system (DNS) servers
c. domain nail system (DNS) servers
a. domain name system (DNS) servers
a hierarchical system with a root domain, top-level domains, second-level domains, and host computers at the third level
a. domain name system (DNS)
b. domain numeric system (DNS)
c. domain nail system (DNS)
a. domain name system (DNS)
”.” is a sample of
a. internet root domain
b. top-level domain
c. second-level domain
d. third-level domain
a. internet root domain