Word Associations Flashcards
Various tech words and what I want to think about when I see these words.
1
Q
Segment
A
Layer 4 TCP - The unit of data.
VLANs - Logical grouping of devices within the same broadcast domain.
2
Q
Datagram
A
Layer 4 UDP - The unit of data.
3
Q
Packet
A
Layer 3 - The unit of data.
4
Q
Frame
A
Layer 2 - The unit of data.
5
Q
Bit
A
Layer 1 - The unit of data.
6
Q
Broadcast Domain
A
Layer 2 - All the devices that would receive a broadcast message. All devices within a single LAN or VLAN would be in the same broadcast domain.
Broadcast Domains are separated by routers.
7
Q
Collision Domain
A
Layer 1/2 - Where data packets can collide with one another. A switch has each port as a separate collision domain (a hub would have all ports within the same collision domain).
Collision Domains are separated by switches.
8
Q
H.323
A
The protocol used for VoIP and video conferencing.
