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