Network & Network Models

Question 1

What advantages does Client-Server networks have over peer-to-peer networks?

Answer 1

• User accounts and passwords to the network are assigned in one place.
• Access to multiple shared resources (such as data files or printers) can be centrally granted to a single user or group of users.
• Problems on the network can be monitored, diagnosed, and often fixed from one location.
• Client server networks are also more scalable than peer to peer network

Question 2

What does the Windows domain use the client-server model for?

Answer 2

to control access to the network.

Question 3

Why might a server use a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) configuration of hard drives?

Answer 3

so that if one hard drive fails, another hard drive automatically takes its place.

Question 4

servers that have an NOS installed require more…..

Answer 4

more memory, processing power, and storage capacity than clients

Question 5

why do servers that have an NOS installed require more memory, processing power, and storage capacity?

Answer 5

heavy processing loads and requests from multiple clients.

Question 6

In summary, The NOS is responsible for…
* managing ____ and _________ for clients.
* Ensuring that only___________ _____ access the network.
* Controlling which types of _____ a user can _____ and _____.
* Restricting when and ____ _____ users can access the _______.
* Dictating which _____ computers will use to___________.
* In some situations, supplying ___________ and ____ files to clients.

Answer 6

• data, resources
• authorized users
• files, open, read
• from, where, network
• rules, communicate
• applications, data

Question 7

A client computer accesses resources on another computer by way of…

Answer 7

the servers controlling the database.

Question 8

Clients don’t share their _________ directly with each other; instead, access is controlled by ________ in the centralized domain database.

Answer 8

resources, entries

Question 9

Clients on a ______ ______ _______ can run applications installed on the desktop and store their own data on _____ _______ _______.

Answer 9

client-server network, local storage devices.

Question 10

What is a client?

Answer 10

A computer making a request from another.

Question 11

A user can sign on to the ________ from any computer on the network and get access to the resources that ______ ________ allows. The process is managed by AD DS ( ______ _________ _____ ________).

Answer 11

network, Active Directory, Active Directory Domain Services.

Question 12

What is an AD?

Answer 12

The centralized directory database that contains user account information and security for the entire group of computers.

Question 13

On an AD, Each user on the network has his/her own _____ _____ _______ assigned by the _______ ____________ and kept in Active _________.

Answer 13

domain-level account, network administrator, Directory

Question 14

What is a Windows domain?

Answer 14

windows server that controls network access to a group of computers.

Question 15

the client-server model is sometimes called? (two other names)

Answer 15

• client server architecture
• client server topology

Question 16

In the client server network model, resources are managed by the ___ via a __________ _________ ________.

Answer 16

NOS, centralized directory database.

Question 17

A file server stores _____ for other computers to ______.

Answer 17

files, access

Question 18

what is a server?

Answer 18

any computer or program that provides a service, such as data or other resources, to other devices.

Question 19

What are the disadvantages of using traditional peer-to-peer networks?

• they are not ________, which means, as a peer-to-peer network grows larger, ______ or changing significant elements of the _______ may be ________.
• They are not necessarily ______, meaning that in simple installations, data and other __________ shared by network users can be easily __________ and used by ____________ people.
• They are not _________ for connecting more than a few _________ because it’s too time consuming to ________ the resources on the network.

Answer 19

• scalable, adding , network, difficult.
• secure, resources ,discovered, unauthorized.
• practical ,computers, manage

Question 20

What are the advantages of using traditional peer-to-peer networks?

Answer 20

• They are simple to configure
• They are often less expensive to set up and maintain than other types of networks.

Question 21

if the network supports fewer than 15 computers, a ____ __ ____ ________ is the way to go.

Answer 21

peer-to-peer network

Question 22

If all computers in a peer to peer network are running a Windows operating system, resources can be shared in these ways:

Answer 22

• Using a windows folder and files sharing
• Using a workgroup
• Using a homegroup
• You can also use a combination of folder and file sharing, workgroups, and homegroups on the same network and even using the same computers.

Question 22

If all computers in a peer to peer network are running a Windows operating system, resources can be shared in these ways:

Answer 22

• Using a windows folder and files sharing
• Using a workgroup
• Using a homegroup
• You can also use a combination of folder and file sharing, workgroups, and homegroups on the same network and even using the same computers.

Question 23

in a peer-to-peer network, no ________has more authority than _______; each computer controls its own _________, and ____________ directly with other computers.

Answer 23

computer, another, resources, communicates.

Question 24

Examples of operating systems that might be installed on computers in a peer to peer network are, (7 in total)

Answer 24

Windows, Linux, and MacOS on desktop and laptop computers and iOS, android, and BlackBerry on mobile devices.

Question 25

Examples of operating systems that might be installed on computers in a peer to peer network are, (7 in total)

Answer 25

Windows, Linux, and MacOS on desktop and laptop computers and iOS, android, and BlackBerry on mobile devices.

Question 26

Each computer on a P2P network controls its own ___________, ________, and ________.

Answer 26

administration, resources, and security.

Question 27

Each computer on a P2P network controls its own ___________, ________, and ________.

Answer 27

administration, resources, and security.

Question 28

The computers, called _____ or _____ on the network, form a _______ group of computers and users that share _________.

Answer 28

nodes, hosts, logical, resources.

Question 29

the operating system of each computer on the network is responsible for…

Answer 29

for controlling access to its resources without centralized control.

Question 30

Examples of NOSes are…

Answer 30

Windows Server 2016, Ubuntu Server, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Question 31

Ubuntu and Red Hat are versions of ______

Answer 31

Linux

Question 32

The peer to peer model can be achieved using any assortment of…

Answer 32

desktop, mobile , or tablet operating systems.

Question 33

Each OS (operating system) is configured to use one of two models to connect to network resources:

Answer 33

Peer to peer model or the client server model.

Question 34

Controlling how users and programs get access to resources on a network is a function of…

Answer 34

the operating systems used on the network.

Question 35

physical topology- mostly refers to a _______ _______ and how computers, other _______, and ______fit together to form the physical network.

Answer 35

networks hardware, devices, cables.

Question 36

Logical topology- Has to do with ________, how access to the network is __________, including how _____ and ________ initially gain access to the network , and how specific resources, such as ____________ and _________, are shared on the network.

Answer 36

software, controlled, users, programs, applications, databases.

Question 37

A topology describes…

Answer 37

how the parts of a whole work together.

Question 38

Networks might include… (devices and etc. There’s 8.)

Answer 38

link cell phones, PCs, mainframe computers, printers, corporate phone systems, security cameras, vehicles, and wearable technology devices.

Question 39

A Network can be as small as ___ _________ connected by a cable in a home office

Answer 39

two, computers

Question 40

The largest network of them all, the ________, is made up of billions of _________ and other _______ connected across the world via a combination of cable, phone lines, and wireless links.

Answer 40

Internet, computers, devices.

Question 41

The largest network of them all, the ________, is made up of billions of _________ and other _______ connected across the world via a combination of cable, phone lines, and wireless links.

Answer 41

Internet, computers, devices.

Question 42

Variations on the elements of a network and the way it is designed, however, are ______ ________.

Answer 42

nearly, infinite

Question 43

a network is a group of _________ and other devices (such as printers) that are connected by some type of ____________ ______.

Answer 43

computers, transmission, media.