MIS Appendix B

Question 1

Client

Answer 1

A computer designed to request information from a server

Question 2

Client/Server Network

Answer 2

A model for applications in which the bulk of the backbend processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients.

Question 3

Coaxial Cable

Answer 3

Cable that can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss.

Question 4

Ethernet

Answer 4

A physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

Question 5

Fiber Optic (or Optical Fiber)

Answer 5

Refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber.

Question 6

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

Answer 6

The “next generation” protocol designed to replace the current version internet protocol, IP Version 4 (IPv4)

Question 7

Interoperability

Answer 7

The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources, even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 8

Local Area Network (LAN)

Answer 8

Connects a group of computers in proximity, such as in an office building, school, or home.

Question 9

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

Answer 9

A large computer network usually spanning a city.

Question 10

Network

Answer 10

A communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate.

Question 11

Network Operating System (NOS)

Answer 11

Operating system that runs a network, steering information between computers and managing security and users.

Question 12

Network Topology

Answer 12

Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network.

Question 13

Network Transmission Media

Answer 13

Refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers.

Question 14

Packet-Switching

Answer 14

Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

Question 15

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network

Answer 15

A computer network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than a centralized server.

Question 16

Protocol

Answer 16

A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.

Question 17

Router

Answer 17

An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it toward its destination.

Question 18

Server

Answer 18

A computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

Question 19

Telecommuncation System

Answer 19

Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks.

Question 20

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Answer 20

Provides the technical foundation for the public Internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

Question 21

Twisted-Pair Cable

Answer 21

Refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath.

Question 22

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Answer 22

Spans a large geographic area such as a state, province, or country.

Question 23

Wire Media

Answer 23

Transmission material manufactured so that signals will be confined to a narrow path and will behave predictably.

Question 24

Wireless Media

Answer 24

Natural parts of the Earth’s environment that can be used as physical paths to carry electrical signals.