Topic #5: Communicating Over the Network

Question 1

Three elements of communication

Answer 1

• Sender
• Receiver
• Channel

Question 2

The Communication Process

Answer 2

Message Source > Encoder > Transmitter > Transmission Medium > Receiver > Decoder > Message Destination

Question 3

It is the process in which all messages are broken into smaller pieces that can easily be transported together across a medium

Answer 3

Segmentation

Question 4

Benefits of Segmentation

Answer 4

• Multuplexing
• Increased Efficiency

Question 5

It occurs when the segments of two or more messages can shuffle into each other and share the medium

Answer 5

Multiplexing

Question 6

Network Components

Answer 6

• Devices and Media
• Services and Processes
• Software
• Hardware

Question 7

These network components are the physical elements or hardware of the network

Answer 7

Devices and Media

Question 8

These network components refer to the communication programs called software that run on the networked devices.

Answer 8

Services and Processes

Question 9

These network components refer to the one that provides information in response to a request

Answer 9

Network Service

Question 10

These provide the functionality that directs and moves the messages through the network

Answer 10

Processes

Question 11

These network components refer to the network applications

Answer 11

Software

Question 12

These network components refer to the physical network

Answer 12

Hardware

Question 13

These devices connect individual hosts to the network and can connect multiple individual networks to form an internetwork

Answer 13

Intermediary Devices

Question 14

Three Devices and Media

Answer 14

• End Devices
• Intermediary Devices
• Network Media

Question 15

This intermediary Device connects end users to their network

Answer 15

Network access devices

Question 16

These intermediary devices connect one network to one or more other networks

Answer 16

Internetwork Devices

Question 17

These intermediary devices route services

Answer 17

Communication Servers

Question 18

These intermediary devices connect users to servers and networks through telephone or cable

Answer 18

Modems

Question 19

These intermediary devices secure the network with devices that analyze traffic exiting and entering networks

Answer 19

Security Devices

Question 20

3 main types of Networking Media

Answer 20

• Copper
• Fiber-Optic Cable
• Wireless

Question 21

This kind of networking media encodes the data through electrical pulses

Answer 21

Copper

Question 22

This networking media encodes the data through light pulses

Answer 22

Fiber-Optic Cable

Question 23

This networking media encodes the data through electromagnetic waves

Answer 23

Wireless