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Lesson 1 Flashcards

1
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This refers to the process of conveying a message from sender to a receiver through a medium

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Communication

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It is the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information as by speech, signals, writing or behavior

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Communication

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This refers to the process of transmitting electronic information of any type including television pictures, sounds, facsimiles and data in the form of electronic signals or impulses

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Telecommunication

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These are the electronic transmission of signals for communications

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Telephone
Radio
Television

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It is the transfer of information from one computer top another over a communication link

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Data Communication

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This refers to the process of sending digital information from one device to another

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Data Communications

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This process is usually in binary form meaning the message is in the zeros and ones

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Data Communications

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It is an interconnection of usually passive electronic components that performs a specific function to simulate a transmission line or to perform a mathematical function such as integration or differentiation

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Network

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This is the construction, design, and use of network including the physical, the selection and use of telecommunication protocol, and computer software for using and managing the network and the establishment of operation policies and procedures related to the network for the purpose of sharing resources

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Networking

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What are the Benefits of Networking

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  1. Resource Sharing
  2. High Reliability
  3. Efficiency
  4. Cost-Effectiveness
  5. Access to Powerful Communication Medium
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11
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This talks about the main goal of networking is to share resources, that is, to make all files or data, programs and equipment available to anyone in the network regardless of the physical location of the resources and user

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Resource Sharing

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This talks about Data loss, which can be prevented in networking by replicating data from one computer tp another or having a back-up.

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High Reliability

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13
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High Reliability is also know as

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Fault-Tolerance

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This talks about networking is output-driven. it gives you the advantage of producing the maximum output in the quickest time possible.

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Efficiency

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This talks about having a network in a company also makes employees produce effective outputs with minimum time and efforts exerted

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Efficiency

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This is another benefit of networking, which is one of the main reasons why moist companies are into networking already. Imagine the money that a company can save upon having a network

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Cost-Effectiveness

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17
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This is one of the amazing benefits that networking brought about is being able to communicate across the world anytime and almost anywhere. (As long as there is a means of connection to the biggest WAN ever existed, the internet).

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Access to powerful communication medium

18
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What are the three major types of network

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  1. Local Area Network (LAN)
  2. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
  3. Wide Area Network (WAN)
19
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This is a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other, directly or indirectly

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Local Area Network

20
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This is the basic building block of any computer networks

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Local Area Network

21
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This is a network with a maximum range of about 75 kilometers (45 miles) or so, and with high speed transmission capabilities

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Metropolitan Area Network

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Most of these include some type of telecommunications components and activity to handle long-distance transmissions.

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Metropolitan Area Network

23
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This is a network that connects users across large distances, often crossing the geographical boundaries of cities or states

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Wide Area Network

24
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These type of network has no geographical limit

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Wide Area Network

25
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This can connect computers and other devices on opposite sides of the world

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Wide Area Network

26
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This type of network is made up of interconnected LANs

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Wide Area Network

27
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What is the best example of Wide Area Network

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The Internet

28
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What is the maximum range of a Metropolitan Area Network

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75 Kilometers or 45 Miles

29
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What are the Basic Elements of Networking

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  1. Networking Media
  2. Network Interface Card
  3. Network Connectivity Devices
  4. Networking Standard
  5. Networking Protocols
    6.Network Operating System
30
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This is also known as the Transmission Media or Physical Media

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Network Media

31
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This refers to the medium over which signals can travel in a network

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Network Media

32
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Network Media is also known as

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Transmission Media or Physical Media

33
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This is a network media could be classified generally as either wired network media or wireless network media

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Network Media

34
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This refers to an adapter card that plugs into the motherboard of a computer and allows the computer to send and receive signals on a network through the network media.

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Network Interface Card

35
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The Network Interface Card is also known as

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Network Adapter or LAN Card

36
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This refers to the hardware that is used to expand networks

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Network Connectivity Devices

37
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What are the things included in the Network Connectivity Devices

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  1. Network Interface Cards
  2. Modems
  3. Hubs
  4. Repeaters
  5. Bridges
  6. Routers
38
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This refers to the different networking standards formulated by the standardizing bodies

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Networking Standards

39
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What is the meaning of ISO

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International Standards Organization

40
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What is the meaning of IEEE

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

41
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This refers to rules and procedures for communicating

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Networking Protocols

42
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These are the rules and technical procedures governing the communication and interaction of several computers in a network

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Networking Protocols

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