Module 1

Question 1

Hosts (End Devices) General Definition.

What specifically defines a host?

Answer 1

All computers that are connected to a network and participate directly in network communication.

Specifically refers to devices on the network that are assigned a number for communication purposes (IP address)

Question 2

Internet Protocol Address (IP)

Answer 2

identifies the host and the network to which the host is attached.

Question 3

Server

Answer 3

Computers with software that allow them to provide information to other end devices on the network.

Question 4

Clients

Answer 4

Type of host. Clients have software for requesting and displaying the information obtained from the server.

Question 5

In small businesses and homes, many computers function as the ______ and _____ on the network.

What is this type of network called?

Answer 5

Servers; Clients

Peer-to-Peer

Question 6

NIC acronym?

Define.

Answer 6

network interface card.

Physically connects the end device to the network.

Question 7

USB acronym?

What is it?

Answer 7

Universal Serial Bus.

A type of computer port.

Question 8

How do you distinguish one end device from another in a network?

Answer 8

IP address.

Question 9

Intermediary devices connect…..

Answer 9

the individual end devices to the network.

Question 10

5 example of intermediary devices…

Answer 10

Wireless Router. 
LAN Switch.
Router. 
Multilayer Switch. 
Firewall Appliance.

Question 11

Three types of media used by modern network to interconnect devices?

Answer 11

Metal wries within cables.
Glass or plastic fibers within cables (fiber-optic cable).
Wireless transmission.

Question 12

Four criteria for choosing network media?

Answer 12

Max distance that the media can carry a signal.
Environment in which the media will be installed.
amount of data and speed to be transmitted.
cost of the media and installation.

Question 13

When data is encoded as pulses of light, which media is being used to transmit the data?

Answer 13

Fiber-optic cable.

Question 14

Routers and switches are what type of devices?

Answer 14

Intermediary devices.

Question 15

Three main types of network media

Answer 15

Wireless media
LAN media
WAN media

Question 16

A diagram that provides an easy way to understand how devices connect in a large network..

Answer 16

Topology Diagram.

Question 17

Physical Port?

Answer 17

Connector or outlet on a networking device where the media connects to an end device or another networking device.

Question 18

Interface (Port) ?

Answer 18

Specialized ports on a networking device that connect to individual networks.

Question 19

Because routers connect networks, the ports on a router are referred to as ________ __________.

Answer 19

Network Interfaces (Port).

Question 20

Two types of topology diagrams?

Answer 20

Physical.

Logical.

Question 21

Physical topology diagrams illustrate….

Answer 21

the physical location of intermediary devices and cable installation.

Question 22

Logical topology diagrams illustrate….

Answer 22

devices, ports, and the addressing scheme of the network.

Question 23

Which connection physically connects the end device to the network?

Answer 23

NIC (Network Interface Card).

Question 24

Which connections are specialized ports on a networking device that connect to individual networks?

Answer 24

Interface.

Question 25

Which type of network topology lets you see which end devices are connected to which intermediary devices and what media is being used?

Answer 25

Logical Topology.

Question 26

Which type of network topology lets you see the actual location of intermediary devices and cable installation?

Answer 26

Physical Topology.