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Networking Keywords Flashcards

1
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What is a switch?

A

A device which filters & forwards data from one network to another

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What is a Hub?

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Connects nodes which provide ports with replicated data

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What is a router?

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Connects networks to each other, wireless or wired

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What is a server?

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Used in networks & used to store devices on the system

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What is a client server?

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A server which has the ability to control each individual PC.

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What is MAN?

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Connects together offices that are geographically separate but not so far apart to be a WAN.

Eg- University that is spread across a City

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What is PAN?

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Personal Area Network

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What is user UDP?

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User Diagram Protocol

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How does Peer to Peer work?

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PC to PC

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What is MAC?

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Media Access Control

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What is LAN?

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Local Area Network

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What is WAN?

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Wide Area Network

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What is a Adaptor?

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Used to connect to the network, wireless or wired

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What is a Network Adaptor?

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A network interface card- Allows you to send and receive data to your computer

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What is Serial Data Transfer?

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When data is transferred on a LAN, sent over a twisted-pair cabling.

Transfer of one “bit” at a time

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16
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What is RJ45?

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The most common network adaptor port, used to connect to most wired networks.

17
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Fa/0

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Fast Ethernet

18
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What is WAP?

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Wireless access point, central connecting device for networks.

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