Technical Support Fundamentals: Week 4-9 Flashcards
What is a Network?
An interconnection of computers
What is the Internet?
The physical connection of computers and wires around the world
What is the Web?
The information on the internet
What is Networking?
Managing, building, and designing networks
What do you need to send or receive data on a network?
An IP address & Mac address
What does a router do?
Connects a lot of different devices together and helps route network traffic
(?) What is a Network Stack?
A set of hardware or software that provides the infrastructure for a computer
What does the IP (Internet Protocol) Address do?
Delivers packets to the right computers
What does TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) do?
Delivers information from one network to another
What is IPV4 & IPV6?
IPV4: An IP address that consists of 32 bits separated into 4 groups (ex. 192.68.1.0)
IPV6: Consists of 128 bits, upgrade from IPV4 since IP addresses were running out. (ex. 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334)
What is NAT?
Network Address Translation - Lets organizations use one public IP address and many private IP addresses within the network. Transfers packets of data from public to private addresses.
What is Globalization?
The movement that lets organizations, governments, and businesses communicate and integrate together on an international scale
What is Software?
How we, as users, directly interact with our computer. Intangible instructions that tell the computer what to do.
What is Application Software?
Any software created to fulfill a specific need, like a text editor, web browser, or graphic editor
What is System Software?
Software used to keep our core system running, like operating system tools and utilities
