Lesson 4 Flashcards
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
SOHO
Small Office/Home Office
A business-oriented network possibly using a centralized server
Small Office/Home Office (SOHO)
AP
Access Point
What type of computer is dedicated to running network applications and hosting shared resources?
Server Computer
What type of computer allows end users to access the applications and resources to do work?
Client Computer
A whole site that is dedicated to provisioning server resources
Datacenter
SAN
Storage Area Network
iSCSI
Internet Small Computer System Interface
What makes it possible to set up a shared-storage network where multiple servers and clients can access central storage resources as if the storage was a locally connected device?
Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
PAN
Personal Area Network
_________ refers to using wireless connectivity to connect devices at a range of a few meters
Personal Area Network (PAN)
IOT
Internet Of Things
A smart fridge is an example of ________
Internet Of Things
NIC
Network Interface Card
Each Ethernet NIC port has a unique hardware/physical address, called the _________
Media Access Control (MAC) address
IDC
Insulation Displacement Connector
Punch-down blocks at the back of the Patch Panel
Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC)
A legacy network hardware device that was used to implement the 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T Ethernet cabling designs.
Hub
Which network design is referred to as a Star Topology?
Hub
Each computer attached to a hub receiving all the traffic sent by other connected devices is referred to as a ______
Collision Domain
When a group of computers can send or receive, but not at the same time.
Half-Duplex
A device that connects two different local area networks together
Ethernet Bridge
A type of switch that performs its functions without requiring any sort of configuration
Unmanaged Switch
Ports that are used to connect a switch to another switch
Uplink Ports
Provides a power supply and fast communications backplane to interconnected multiple switch units
Modular Switch
PoE
Power over Ethernet
A means of supplying electrical power from a switch port over ordinary data cabling to a powered device
Power over Ethernet
Allows powered devices to draw up to 13W
802.3af
Allows powered devices to draw up to about 25W
802.3at (PoE+)
(IEEE Standards)
Power over Ethernet + (PoE+)
802.3at
(IEEE Standards)
Power over Ethernet ++ (PoE++ or 4PPoE)
802.3bt
Supplies up to 51W
802.3bt (PoE++)