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