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