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Computer Engineering Networking
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Instructions:
Answer 44 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Loopback Address
client
latency
RJ45
2. Base-2 number system that is used as the base for computer code.
OSI model.
binary
SMTP
thinnet
3. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Hub
SMTP
UTP
thinnet
4. 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.
Patch Cable
user
IPv6
WAN
5. 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
Class B network
Workgroup
thinnet
NI Card
6. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - developed ARPAnet in 1969
Loopback Address
Router
Switch
DARPA
7. 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.
client
Straight Cable
Bridge
topology
8. Ethernet connector
RJ45
WAN
SMTP
Bridge
9. Bandwidth describes the amount of data which can be transmitted via a network connection - usually measured in bits per second.
throughput
Bandwidth
Straight Cable
Class A network
10. Local Area Network
Router
LAN
firewall
IPv6
11. 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
latency
FTP
thicknet
12. Hardware and/or software that guards a private network by analyzing the information leaving and entering the network
Router
Subnet
firewall
PAN
13. 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.
NI Card
Crossover Cable
UTP
server
14. Temporarily stores new messages on an e- mail server.
Hub
Class B network
POP
DARPA
15. Also called 10Base5. Bus network that uses a thick coaxial cable and runs Ethernet up to 500 meters.
user
Hub
thicknet
LAN
16. Twisted pair patch cable in which the termination locations of the transmit and receive wires on one end of the cable are reversed
Crossover Cable
Subnet
PAN
IPv4
17. An expansion card used for networking.
server
terminal
NI Card
firewall
18. 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.
Bandwidth
server
IPv4
Class B network
19. The amount of information that can pass through a system in a given amount of time
SMTP
Bridge
throughput
Class C network
20. A junction where information arrives from connected computers or peripheral devices and is then forwarded in one or more directions to other.
Router
Class A network
Hub
IPv4
21. 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.
Class A network
firewall
POP
DARPA
22. A device or system which can receive information from and send information to a computer system
terminal
LAN
Subnet Mask.
Switch
23. 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
PAN
Subnet Mask.
Bandwidth
24. Person working on the computer
firewall
Workgroup
user
topology
25. Personal area network
Straight Cable
TCP/IP
server
PAN
26. File Transfer Protocol
FTP
LAN
TCP/IP
Class A network
27. Also called 10Base2. Bus network that uses a thin coax cable and runs Ethernet media access up to 185 meters.
RJ45
PAN
thinnet
Class A network
28. 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.
UTP
Cat 5e
Domain
Patch Cable
29. A computer that uses the services of another program
NI Card
client
HTTP
OSI model.
30. A protocol for communication between individual computers and the Internet.
DARPA
TCP/IP
UTP
Loopback Address
31. Model for understanding and developing computer- to- computer communication developed in the 80s by ISO; divides networking functions among 7 layers.
Router
OSI model.
Switch
Patch Cable
32. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP
SMTP
OSI model.
ethernet
33. 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
RJ45
Workgroup
WAN
34. 32 bit number - four octets - contains network and host info
FTP
Workgroup
IPv4
UTP
35. The delay between asking for data from an I/O device and the beginning of data transfer.
latency
Class B network
LAN
Workgroup
36. 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
WAN
Subnet
throughput
thinnet
37. 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.
POP
Class C network
Straight Cable
UTP
38. Taking a system and using it as a distribution system for other systems.
Bridge
topology
POP
binary
39. Wide Area Network
user
Loopback Address
latency
WAN
40. 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
Patch Cable
firewall
DARPA
topology
41. A computer that handles requests for data - e- mail - file transfers - and other network services from other computers (clients)
Subnet
POP
thicknet
server
42. An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.
server
NI Card
TCP/IP
Router
43. The physical layout of a computer network
Patch Cable
topology
Loopback Address
SMTP
44. A physical and data layer technology for LAN networking
ethernet
Loopback Address
LAN
throughput