Network Essentials

Question 1

Network Essentials

Answer 1

Group or system of interconnected people or things.

2 or more connected computers that can share resources.

Question 2

Local Area Network

Answer 2

LAN
Small (Network) Group of interconnected computers.
2 host computers talk in binary code (1 and 0)

Question 3

Router

Answer 3

Connects 2 LANs

Question 4

Common Network Components

-3 Most common?

Answer 4

Workstation
Servers
Host

Question 5

Servers

-5 different servers

Answer 5

Mail Server
Web Server
Application Server
Proxy Server
File Server

Question 6

Mail Server

Answer 6

Networks “post office”. Handles email functions

Question 7

Web Server

Answer 7

Manages Web activities by using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) for storing web content and accessing web pages

Question 8

Application Server

Answer 8

Manages network applications

Question 9

Proxy Server

Answer 9

Handles tasks in place of other machines on network. Like internet connection

Question 10

File Server

Answer 10

Stores and dispenses files

Question 11

Host

Answer 11

Any network device with an IP Address

Question 12

Wide Area Network

Answer 12

WAN
Bigger than LAN
Usually needs router port(s)
Larger geographic are

Question 13

Internetwork

Answer 13

Type of LAN and/or WAN that connects a bunch of networks or intranets.

Question 14

Centralized

Answer 14

Type of WAN

Composed of a main centrally located computer or location that remote computers and devices can connect to.

Question 15

Multiprotocol Label Switching layout

Answer 15

MPLS
Switching mechanism that imposes label (numbers) to data and then uses those labels to forward data when it arrives at the MPLS network

Question 16

Peer to Peer Network

Answer 16

When it comes to authority, they are all equal

Question 17

Client Server Network

Answer 17

Single Server uses a network operating system for managing the whole network

Question 18

Physical Network topologies

-7

Answer 18

Star
Ring
Mesh
Point to point
Point to multipoint 
Hybrid
Bus

Question 19

Ring

Answer 19

Each computer is directly connected in the same network.

Adding another network is a drawback. The ring would break which brings Network down

Question 20

Star

Answer 20

Gives more scalability
If the hub fails, all computers go down.
If a computer fails, only that computer goes down

Question 21

Mesh

Answer 21

Path to every machine to ever other in the network.

Has most physical connections per device

Question 22

Point to point

Answer 22

Direct connection between 2 routers or switches, giving one communication path

Question 23

Point to multipoint

Answer 23

Consist of a succession of connections between an interface on one router and multiple destination routers
Drawback is the hub is the single point of failure

Question 24

Hybrid

Answer 24

Combination of 2 or more types of physical or logical network topologies working together within the same network

Question 25

Bus

Answer 25

Daisy chain

2 distinct and terminated ends. All computers connecting to unbroken cable

Question 26

Network backbone

Answer 26

It divides network into different parts called backbones.

Common connecting point for all segments