Networking Today Flashcards
1.During a routine inspection, a technician discovered that software that was installed on a computer was secretly collecting data about websites that were visited by users of the computer. Which type of threat is affecting this computer?
Spyware
2.Which term refers to a network that provides secure access to the corporate offices by suppliers, customers and collaborators?
Extranet
- A large corporation has modified its network to allow users to access network resources from their personal laptops and smart phones. Which networking trend does this describe?
Bring your on device
- What is an ISP?
It is an organization that enables individuals and businesses to connect to the Internet.
- In which scenario would the use of a WISP be recommended?
a farm in a rural area without wired broadband access
- What characteristic of a network enables it to quickly grow to support new users and applications without impacting the performance of the service being delivered to existing users?
scalability
- A college is building a new dormitory on its campus. Workers are digging in the ground to install a new water pipe for the dormitory. A worker accidentally damages a fiber optic cable that connects two of the existing dormitories to the campus data center. Although the cable has been cut, students in the dormitories only experience a very short interruption of network services. What characteristic of the network is shown here?
Fault tolerance
- What are two characteristics of a scalable network? (Choose two.)
grows in size without impacting existing users
suitable for modular devices that allow for expansion
- Which device performs the function of determining the path that messages should take through internetworks?
A router
- Which two Internet connection options do not require that physical cables be run to the building? (Choose two.)
Cellular
# Satellite
- What type of network must a home user access in order to do online shopping?
The Internet
- How does BYOD change the way in which businesses implement networks?
BYOD provides flexibility in where and how users can access network resources.
- An employee wants to access the network of the organization remotely, in the safest possible way. What network feature would allow an employee to gain secure remote access to a company network?
VPN
- What is the Internet?
It provides connections through interconnected global networks
- What are two functions of end devices on a network? (Choose two.)
They originate the data that flows through the network.
They are the interface between humans and the communication network
