Networks

Question 1

What does ARPA stand for?

Answer 1

Advanced Research Projects Agency

Question 2

What does ARPA do?

Answer 2

Early packet switching network and first to implement TCP/IP

Question 3

Why did we start ARPA?

Answer 3

Sputnik/Space Race

Question 4

Joseph Licklider

Answer 4

Intergalactic computer network; first connected UCLA to Stanford

Question 5

1973

Answer 5

Metcalf developed Ethernet at Xerox parc

Question 6

1982

Answer 6

Networking standard developed at ARPANet publicly available

Question 7

1991

Answer 7

Tim Berners at CERN invented world wide web on NEXT computer

Question 8

Circuit switching

Answer 8

Single uninterrupted wire connection

Question 9

Packet switching

Answer 9

piece by piece to increase bandwidth and number of computers using it

Question 10

Internet

Answer 10

Any set of network computers that communicate over internet protocol (TPIP)

Question 11

Web

Answer 11

Layer on top of internet that lets you access docs linked to other docs

Question 12

URL

Answer 12

Uniform resource locator

Question 13

TLD

Answer 13

Top level domain (ie, .com)

Question 14

HTTP

Answer 14

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Question 15

Dial-Up internet access

Answer 15

Through existing phone lines

Question 16

Digital subscriber (DSL) Lines

Answer 16

Copper like dial-up but for data only

Question 17

Cable internet

Answer 17

Coaxial

Question 18

Fiber

Answer 18

Fiber optical; sends pulses of light

Question 19

Computer network

Answer 19

Telecommunications network which allows computers to exchange data

Question 20

Network nodes

Answer 20

Devices that originate, route, terminate data

Question 21

What does TCP/IP do?

Answer 21

Standard networking protocol, defines how data should travel

Question 22

What does TCP/IP stand for?

Answer 22

Transmission control protocol/internet protocl

Question 23

Router

Answer 23

Shares internet among multiple devices

Question 24

Modem

Answer 24

Communicates with ISP network