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Week 5-6 MIDTERMS Flashcards

1
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The basic foundation of a computer network is data communication, the process of exchanging data between two devices via some form of communication media.

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Data Communication System

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It is a piece of information to be transmitted from the sender to the destination.

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Message

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The device that sends the message.

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Sender

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The device that recieves the message

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Receiver

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5
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It is the physical path by which a message travels from a sender to a receiver.

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Transmission Medium

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What are the 2 types of Transmission Medium

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Guided Media (Wired Media)
Unguided Media (Wireless Media)

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7
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It uses a single conductor in the middle of a cable.

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Coaxial Cable

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8
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What is the central conductor of a coaxial cable surrounded by an insulator called?

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Dielectric

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9
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2 types of coaxial cable

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Thicknet
Thinnet

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10
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It coonsist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fiber that transmit data in the form of light waves, instead of electrical signals.

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Fiber optic cable

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11
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2 types of twisted pair cable

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Shielded Twisted pair cable
Unshielded Twisted pair cable

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12
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Cable wires that are twisted together

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Unshielded Twisted pair cable

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13
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It has high noise comparatively

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Unshielded Twisted pair cable

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14
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Grounding is not required

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Unshielded Twisted pair cable

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15
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It has slow data rates

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Unshielded Twisted pair cable

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16
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It’s cheaper and doesn’t require much maintenance

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Unshielded Twisted pair cable

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17
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It’s a twisted cable that is enclosed in foil

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Shielded Twisted pair cable

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18
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It’s less susceptible to noise and crosstalk

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Shielded Twisted pair cable

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19
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Grounding is necessarily required

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Shielded Twisted pair cable

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20
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It provides high data rates

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Shielded Twisted pair cable

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21
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It’s moderately expensive

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Shielded Twisted pair cable

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22
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Types of guided media or wired media

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Twisted Pair Cable
Coaxial Cable
Fiber Optic Cable

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23
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It is wireless media that can travel for a long distance.

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MIcrowave

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24
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Its data transmission is used for high volume, long distance, point-point communication.

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Microwave

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25
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moving or operating in a single direction.

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Unidirectional

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26
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It is normally used for transmitting data for a medium distance

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Radiowave

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27
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Data transmission through this is widely being used for short distance connection.

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Infrared

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28
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What are the types of unguided media or wireless media

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MIcrowave
Radiowave
Infrared

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29
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The set of rules and procedures governing data transmission from one layer to another is called _____________.

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Protocol

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30
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It is a conceptual model that Characterizes and standardizes the communication functions of a telecommunication or computing system without regard to its underlying internal structure and technology.

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Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model

31
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What layer defines the protocol for transmitting signal over a media?

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Physical Layer

32
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What layer defines the protocol for transmitting data from one node to another in a computer network?

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Data Link Layer

33
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What layer defines the protocol for determining the correct route to ensure that data transmitted by a sender will arrive at the correct destination?

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Network Layer

34
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What layer defines the protocol for making sure that the correct data arrives at the destination?

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Transport Layer

35
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What layer defines a means for coordinating communication between a sender and a reciever?

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Session Layer

36
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What layer defines the way data is formatted and encoded before its transmitted?

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Presentation Layer

37
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What layer defines the way applications such as e-mail program interact with the data transmission system

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Application Layer

38
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It is a telecommunications network used for telephone calls between two or more parties.

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Telephone Network

39
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It has basic voice service

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1st Generation or 1G

40
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It’s a analog-based protocol

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1st Generation or1G

41
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It is designed for voice

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2nd Generation or 2G

42
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It has improved coverage and capacity.

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2nd Generation or 2G

43
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It is the First Digital Standards (GSM,CDMA)

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2nd Generation or 2G

44
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It’s designed for voice with some data consideration (multimedia, text, internet)

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3rd Generation or 3G

45
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It’s the First Mobile Broadband

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3rd Generation or 3G

46
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It’s designed primarily for data

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4th Generation or 4G

47
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It has IP-Based protocol

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4th Generation or 4G

48
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True mobile broadband

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4th Generation or 4G

49
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It is a combination of nodes that provides communication from one point on the earth to another. A node can either be a satellite, an earth station, or end-user terminal.

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Satellite Network

50
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What are the 3 types of satellite network?

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Geo Stationary Earth Orbit (GEO)
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

51
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What Satellite Network is 40,000km above the equator | T.V. Signals

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Geo Stationary Earth Orbit (GEO)

52
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What Satellite Network is 10,000-20,000km | GPS

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Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

53
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What Satellite Network is 2,000km | Telephone Communication

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Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

54
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It connects computers together over relatively small distances, such as within a single building or within a small group of buildings.

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Local Area Network (LAN)

55
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This is a network which is larger than a LAN, but smaller than an MAN.

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Campus Area Network (CAN)

56
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This is typical in areas such as a or small business, university, large school

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Campus Area Network (CAN)

57
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It is typically spread over a collection of buildings which are reasonably local to each other

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Campus Area Network (CAN)

58
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It may have an internal Ethernet as well as capability of connecting to the internet.

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Campus Area Network (CAN)

59
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This is a network which is larger than a LAN but smaller than a WAN and incorporates elements of both.

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Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

60
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It typically spans a town or city and is owned by a single person or company, such as a local council or a large company

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Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

61
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It can be a single network or can be established by combining a number of LANs into a larger network

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Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

62
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It connects computers together over large physical distances, remotely connecting them over one huge network and allowing them to communicate even when far apart.

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

63
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The Internet is a _______ and connects computers all around the world together.

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

64
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__________ are usually too large to be controlled by one administrator, and so usually have collective ownership, or in the case of the internet, is publicly owned.

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

65
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This is a LAN which works using wireless network technology such as Wi-Fi (802.11b standard).

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Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

66
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It means devices do not need to rely on physical cables and wires as much and can organize their spaces more effectively

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Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

67
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This type of network is becoming more popular as wireless technology is further developed and is used more in the home and by small businesses.

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Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

68
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What are the Different types of network

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Local Area Network (LAN)
Campus Area Network (CAN)
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Wide Area Network (WAN)\
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

69
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What are the network devices/tools

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Network Interface Card
Hub
Bridge
Swtich
Routers

70
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These allow computers to communicate over the network with a low-level addressing system using media access control (MAC) addresses to distinguish one computer from another.

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Network Interface Card

71
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A connectivity device to which network cables are attached to form a network segment. ____ typically do not filter data, but instead retransmit incoming data packets or frames to all parts

72
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These connect network segments, which allows information to flow only to specific destinations

73
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These are devices that forward, make forwarding decisions and otherwise filter chunks of data communication between ports according to the MAC addresses in the packets of information

74
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These are devices that forward packets between networks by processing the information in the packet.

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