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