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