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1
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What is a switch?

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A device that filters and forwards data from one network segment to another.

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What is a router?

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A device that forwards data from one network to another.

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What is a server?

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A computer/node on a network which hosts resources and applications. System that provides a service.

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What is a client?

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Devices on networks which users use to perform a task and access resources. Device that requests a service.

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What are the benefits of copper cabling?

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Relatively fast for users.

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What is a straight through cable?

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Used to connect a computer to a central connecting device like a switch.

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7
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What is a crossover cable?

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  • Used to direct similar devices without using a hub.

* Used for p2p (peer-to-peer)

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What is a fibre optic cable used for?

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Fibre optics usually provide a very fast and stable connection due to the fact that it is light based

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What is a fibre optic cable used for?

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Fibre optics usually provide a very fast and stable connection due to the fact that it is light based.

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What is a LAN network?

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LAN –Local area network.

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What is WAN network?

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WAN –Wide area network.

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What is WLAN network?

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WLAN –Wireless Local Area Network.

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What is a virtual LAN?

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Is a group of hosts with a common set of requirement that communicates as if they were connected together on a normal fashion on one switch, regardless of their physical location.

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What is a MAN?

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Metropolitan Area Network connects, generally, company offices together that are geographically separate, but not too far apart to be specifically a WAN.

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What is a MAC?

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Media Access Control

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16
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What is a LLC?

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Logical link contro

17
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What is a FA/0?

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Fast Ethernet

18
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What is PAN?

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(Personal Area Network) can be used for data transitions along pc’s, telephones and personal devices

19
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p2p?

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Peer to Peer. Peers are both service and service requestors.

20
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What is RJ45?

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• RJ45 port (or an 8P8C) is the most common type of network adapter port, allowing the
adapter to connect to most of today’s wired

21
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What is a network adapter?

A

network interface card or NIC, is the device that enables you to send and receive data to and from your computer.

22
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What is HUB?

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Hubs extend the range of a network by receiving data in one port and regenerating the data.

23
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What is a switch?

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The switch is a device which has multiple ports and could be used to connect multiple devices to a wired network.

24
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What is a bridge?

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The bridge is a device that has two ports and could be used to create a network bridge between two devices.

25
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What is a router?

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The router can be used to connect networks to each other and can be used wired or wireless.

26
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What is a server?

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These are used in a network and could be used to store devices on the system.

27
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What layer is a HUB?

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Layer 1

28
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What layer is a switch?

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Layer 2

29
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What layer is a Router?

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Layer 3

30
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What is an intranet?

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• Is a private computer network or single web site that an organization implements in order to share data with employees around the world.

31
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What is an extranet?

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• An extranet is similar to an intranet except that is extended to users outside a company, and possibly to entire organizations that are separate from or lateral to the company.

32
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What does PPTP allow?

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Point to Point tunnelling protocol allows multiprotocol traffic to be encrypted and then encapsulated in an IP header.

33
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What is L2TP/ IPSEC?

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L2TP allows multiprotocol traffic to be encrypted and then sent over any medium that supports point to point datagram delivery.

34
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What is a proxy server?

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  • A proxy server acts as intermediary between a LAN and the internet.
    • By definition, proxy means “go-between”, acting as such a mediator between a private and a public network.
    • The proxy server evaluates requests from clients, and if they meet certain criteria, forwards them to the appropriate server.
35
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What is DORA?

A 
Discover
Offer
Request
Acknowledge
Proccesses of DHCP.
36
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What is SNMP used for?

A

Monitoring hardware and software on a network.

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