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Computer Engineering Networking
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Answer 44 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A physical and data layer technology for LAN networking
binary
ethernet
Straight Cable
Crossover Cable
2. The amount of information that can pass through a system in a given amount of time
throughput
thicknet
Bridge
RJ45
3. Subdivisions of a Class A - B - or C network - as configured by a network administrator. Subnets allow a single Class A - B - or C network to be used instead of multiple networks - and still allow for a large number of groups of IP addresses - as is
terminal
FTP
Subnet
IPv6
4. Model for understanding and developing computer- to- computer communication developed in the 80s by ISO; divides networking functions among 7 layers.
client
Domain
OSI model.
FTP
5. Category 5e wire - a TIA/EIA standard for UTP wiring with improved support for 100 Mbps using two pairs - and support for 1000 Mbps using four pairs.
Cat 5e
WAN
user
Patch Cable
6. Personal area network
latency
TCP/IP
PAN
client
7. An expansion card used for networking.
NI Card
LAN
Crossover Cable
RJ45
8. A device or system which can receive information from and send information to a computer system
terminal
WAN
Workgroup
UTP
9. Also called 10Base2. Bus network that uses a thin coax cable and runs Ethernet media access up to 185 meters.
topology
ethernet
thinnet
Patch Cable
10. Ethernet connector
IPv6
Router
Patch Cable
RJ45
11. Wide Area Network
WAN
RJ45
Bandwidth
FTP
12. An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.
thinnet
IPv6
Router
Workgroup
13. The delay between asking for data from an I/O device and the beginning of data transfer.
terminal
Hub
binary
latency
14. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - developed ARPAnet in 1969
Class B network
Hub
DARPA
Switch
15. A TCP/IP network that uses addresses starting between 128 and 191 and supports up to 16 -384 subnets with 65 -534 unique hosts each.
Cat 5e
server
Class B network
thinnet
16. Bandwidth describes the amount of data which can be transmitted via a network connection - usually measured in bits per second.
binary
PAN
Bandwidth
WAN
17. Copper cable with RJ-45 connectors in which the wire at pin 1 on one end is connected to pin 1 on the other end; the wire at pin 2 is connected to pin 2 on the other end; and so on.
Hub
Subnet Mask.
IPv4
Straight Cable
18. In IPv4 addressing - a 32- bit number that - when combined with a device's IP address - indicates what kind of subnet the device belongs to.
Subnet Mask.
server
Straight Cable
TCP/IP
19. A domain is a trusted group of computers that share security - access control - and have data passed down from a centralized domain controller server or servers.
WAN
firewall
Domain
Class A network
20. Person working on the computer
Bandwidth
thicknet
POP
user
21. A TCP/IP network that uses addresses starting between 192 and 254 and supports up to 2 -097 -152 subnets with 254 unique hosts each.
DARPA
Class C network
server
Router
22. A peer- to- peer network. That is - each computer is sustainable on its own. Each PC has its own user list - its own access control - and its own resources. In order for a user to access resources on another workgroup computer - that user must be set
Workgroup
Hub
IPv4
Class C network
23. A computer that handles requests for data - e- mail - file transfers - and other network services from other computers (clients)
Subnet Mask.
RJ45
Workgroup
server
24. IPv6 An extended scheme of IP addresses - using 128- bit IP addresses - that allows for more IP addresses than current system - IPv4 - which uses 32- bit IP addresses.
ethernet
HTTP
OSI model.
IPv6
25. The physical layout of a computer network
WAN
client
Straight Cable
topology
26. A term used to describe a short - connectorized cable that can serve several different purposes in different contexts - such as linking together two MAUs or connecting a network device - such as switch - to a patch panel
HTTP
Hub
IPv6
Patch Cable
27. File Transfer Protocol
Patch Cable
FTP
binary
Switch
28. A TCP/IP network that uses addresses starting between 1 and 126 and supports up to 126 subnets with 16 -777 -214 unique hosts each.
firewall
Hub
Class A network
Class B network
29. A protocol for communication between individual computers and the Internet.
PAN
TCP/IP
Class B network
Class A network
30. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
user
HTTP
SMTP
Cat 5e
31. Hardware and/or software that guards a private network by analyzing the information leaving and entering the network
Subnet
Straight Cable
firewall
Hub
32. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP
client
firewall
Bridge
33. Temporarily stores new messages on an e- mail server.
Bandwidth
Bridge
POP
OSI model.
34. Unshielded Twisted Pair does not have a grounded outer copper shield. UTP cables are easier to work with and are less expensive than shielded cables. Example: RJ-45.
Class A network
Bridge
NI Card
UTP
35. 32 bit number - four octets - contains network and host info
POP
WAN
IPv4
HTTP
36. Twisted pair patch cable in which the termination locations of the transmit and receive wires on one end of the cable are reversed
client
Crossover Cable
NI Card
UTP
37. An IP address reserved for communicating from a node to itself (used mostly for troubleshooting purposes). The IPv4 loopback address is always cited as 127.0.0.1 - although in fact - transmitting to any IP address whose first octet is 127 will contac
Bridge
Loopback Address
Straight Cable
terminal
38. A device for transmitting data on a network. A switch makes decisions - based on the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the data - as to where the data is to be sent.
Switch
Hub
DARPA
WAN
39. A computer that uses the services of another program
Class C network
client
IPv6
user
40. A junction where information arrives from connected computers or peripheral devices and is then forwarded in one or more directions to other.
IPv6
Class B network
Hub
client
41. Taking a system and using it as a distribution system for other systems.
topology
thinnet
Bridge
Router
42. Also called 10Base5. Bus network that uses a thick coaxial cable and runs Ethernet up to 500 meters.
thicknet
Hub
POP
RJ45
43. Local Area Network
SMTP
LAN
throughput
OSI model.
44. Base-2 number system that is used as the base for computer code.
Loopback Address
latency
binary
Bandwidth