Unit 1

Question 1

What is a server?

Answer 1

Computer system that provides resources and services to other computers

Question 2

What are the two basic networking models used with Windows Server Operating Systems?

Answer 2

1. Peer To Peer
2. Client-server

Question 3

Which network model allows every computer to communicate with every other computer?

Answer 3

Peer To Peer

Question 4

Which network model has no dedicated servers and by default no computer has more
authority than another?

Answer 4

Peer To Peer

Question 5

Which network model has a server used to facilitate communications and resource sharing between other computers on the network known as “clients”?

Answer 5

Client-server

Question 6

A computer on the client-server network managing shared resources for other systems on the network.

Answer 6

Server

Question 7

A computing device that initiates contact with a server in order to make use of a shared
resource.

Answer 7

Client

Question 8

What is a desk top terminal that has no hard drive?

Answer 8

Thin Client
or
Zero Client

Question 9

A _________ refers to a computer relying heavily on another system to perform
its operations. (Does all the real work.)

Answer 9

Thin Client

Question 10

What type of workstation computer is also known as a fat or rich client?

Answer 10

Thick client

Question 11

What type of workstation computer in a client-server configuration functions independently of the server and only occasionally needs to connect to the central server?

Answer 11

Thick client

Question 12

What type of workstation computer in a client server configuration has many applications
installed locally on the client hard drive?

Answer 12

Thick client

Question 13

What is a personal computer that may or may not be connected to a network and can function independently of a server?

Answer 13

Workstations

Question 14

What are the advantages of a client-server network model?

Answer 14

Central management (BIGGEST ADVANTAGE)

Security

Easier organization and management of resources

Question 15

What are the disadvantages of a client-server network model? (3)

Answer 15

1. Expensive
2. Potential reduction in network speed due to bandwidth consumption
3. Server is a single point of failure

Question 16

What are the two methods of network control?

Answer 16

Workgroups
Domains

Question 17

Work groups are commonly known as ______________ networks.

Answer 17

Peer to Peer

Question 18

Domains are commonly known as ______________ networks.

Answer 18

Client-server

Question 19

What type of server automatically assigns each computer an internet protocol (IP)address from a list of available addresses?

Answer 19

DHCP Server

Question 20

What type of server provides a translation or resolution of domain names to IP addresses?

Answer 20

DNS Server

Question 21

What type of server acts as a mediator between a client and an external server?

Answer 21

Proxy Server

Question 22

What type of server is used to hide the addresses of all devices on the network from the internet?

Answer 22

Proxy Server

Question 23

What type of server is at another location and is shared by multiple web site owners?

Answer 23

Virtual Server

Question 24

What type of server enables users to remotely log on to a host computer and execute tasks?

Answer 24

Telnet Server

Question 25

What type of server allows administrators to manage and store information about resources from a network and application data in a distributed database?

Answer 25

Active Directory Server

Question 26

What type of server is used to store, process and transfer web site data upon request of a visitor’s browser using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?

Answer 26

Web Server