ITN101 - Intro to Network Concepts - Exam 1 - Review Flashcards
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Air waves are an example of what type of network component?
network medium
a device that connects other devices to each other, and allows for data transmission. It’s smarter than a Hub, and is used for LAN transmission
Switch
Type 2 Hypervisor
Installs in a host OS as an application and is called a hosted hypervisor. (VirtualBox)
A routing protol is either ___ or ___
IGP (Interior Gateway Protocols) or EGP (Exterior Gateway Protocols)
When referring to network bandwidth, what is the basic unit of measurement?
bits per second
What type of transmission is occurring when data flows both ways
Full-duplex mode
3 Main Types of Cabline
Fiber, ethernet, coaxial
In wireless networks, what type of media access control is used?
CSMA/CA
What command would you issue from a command prompt to see a listing of the computers in your workgroup?
net view
ipconfig(Windows) / ifconfig(Linux)
shows current TCP/IP addressing and domain name information
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol - Network Layer - Reports on the success or failure of data delivery
OSI Layer 3
Network Layer
What is not true of forward error error correction?
Always used because it is cheap.
Routing Protocols Examples
RIP, RIPv2, BGP, ISIS, OSPF
A wireless access point is most like which other network device, in that all computers send signals through it to communicate with other computers?
hub
PaaS
Platform as a Service - Developers often require access to multiple platforms during dev process. Rather than purchasing and maintaining a seperate device for each platforkm they can subscribe to PaaS.
Binary base
2
How many bits is an IPV6 address?
128 (8 blocks of 16 bits)
Which structured cabling component provides connectivity to computer equipment in the nearby work area?
IDF
OSI Layer 1
Physical Layer
Layer 2
Data Link Layer - Encapsulates the data with header and footer and creates framee
Ethernet uses carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) to handle collisions. Wired ethernet uses (1) ______ while Wireless uses (2) ____
collision detection
collision avoidance
PAT
Port Address Translation