LAN: Chapter 1 Homework & Quiz Review

Question 1

The key characteristic in this is the existence of different resources that enable users to fulfill business, research, and educational tasks.

Answer 1

enterprise

Question 2

A private network that functions like a tunnel through a larger network that is restricted to designated member clients only.

Answer 2

VPN

Question 3

An example of this is a university chemistry department in which the computers in each office and lab are connected by communications cable.

Answer 3

LAN

Question 4

A network transport method that uses carrier sending and packet collision detection to coordinate network traffic flow.

Answer 4

Ethernet

Question 5

A far-reaching system of networks that form a complex whole.

Answer 5

WAN

Question 6

The extensive research network that preceded the Internet.

Answer 6

ARPANET

Question 7

The high-speed links between networks in this are typically made possible by fiber-optic connections.

Answer 7

MAN

Question 8

A layered communications protocol used by IBM for communications between IBM mainframe computers and terminals.

Answer 8

SNA

Question 9

_________ was the first successful transatlantic cable.

Answer 9

TAT1

Question 10

____________ developed the .NET architecture.

Answer 10

Microsoft

Question 11

A(n)___________ is a system of computers, print devices, network devices, and computer software linked by communications cabling or radio waves.

Answer 11

computer network

Question 12

_____________ is a technology used in some high-speed LANs and WANs in which packets from one type of network are formatted to look similar to the data transport unit of another network.

Answer 12

LANE

Question 13

A(n) _____________ is a unit of data that is formatted for transmission as a signal over a network.

Answer 13

packet

Question 14

The design layout of a network is called the network _____________.

Answer 14

topology

Question 15

A(n) ________ is a computer (mainframe, minicomputer, server, or workstation) that has an operating system enabling multiple computers to access it at the same time for files, data, and services.

Answer 15

host

Question 16

IP stands for ___________.

Answer 16

Internet Protocol

Question 17

The first hypermedia authoring system was marketed by ___________ in 1987.

Answer 17

Apple Computer

Question 18

The Internet uses the ____________ protocol to enable people to share e-mail messages and computer files to access a vast array of information.

Answer 18

TCP/IP

Question 19

___________ is used to transmit a frame or packet from one Microsoft- or Novell-based LAN over the Internet to another LAN of the same type.

Answer 19

Encapsulation

Question 20

After the Soviet’s launched the Sputnik satellite into space, ________ was formed to help reestablish the United States as a leader in science.

Answer 20

ARPA

Question 21

SNA stands for ____.

Answer 21

Systems Network Architecture

Question 22

The “W” in WAN stands for ________.

Answer 22

wide

Question 23

The ____ manages RFCs.

Answer 23

IETF

Question 24

Often a _________ ends when there is a change in the communications medium.

Answer 24

LAN

Question 25

____ regularly communicate and dynamically change information about network paths as the network composition or network conditions change.

Answer 25

Routers

Question 26

OSI stands for ____.

Answer 26

Open Systems Interconnection

Question 27

When getting specific, a packet represents information used in conjunction with ____ of the OSI model.

Answer 27

Layer 3

Question 28

A(n) ____ network is one owned and maintained by an organization.

Answer 28

private

Question 29

When getting specific, a frame represents information used in conjunction with ____ of the OSI model.

Answer 29

Layer 2

Question 30

A ____ is typically the most complex type of network.

Answer 30

WAN

Question 31

___ developed the first laser.

Answer 31

Bell Labs