1 Networking

Name: ___________________ TEJ101

1. What is a computer network?

Computer network is when there're two or more communicating devices connected together.

2. What is the purpose of a network?

share resources

speed connections between computers

research collaboration

electronic mail

teleconferences and discussions groups

Cooperative learning

3. What is a LAN?

LAN stands for local area network. LAN is computers networked in the same area.

4. What is a WAN?

WAN stands for wide area network. WAN is when LAN's that are networked together but are just

separate from each other

5. What is a WLAN?

WLAN stands for wireless local area network. WLAN is computers that are connected in the same area

wirelessly.

6. Give 4 of 7 parts of a LAN.

Router

media

servers

node

7. What are three types of guided media?

coaxial copper cable

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copper twisted pair

fiber optics

8. What is the one type of unguided media?

Radio waves

9.Give three advantages of fiber-optics over traditional electrical lines?

Fibers are much cheaper over long distances than electrical lines. It exports more data and

does not create heat.

10.What is the advantage of unguided media?

Unguided media does not need wires making it more convenient. Also, You can use unguided

media while you're moving.

11.What is the difference between a hub and a switch?

A hub sends signals to all devices and a switch sends information to the device it needs to go to.

12.What is the main task of a router?

The main task of a router is to connect multiple networks.

13.What are four ways to access the internet?

a) cable

b) satellite

c) DSL

d) Hot spots

14.What are examples of medium?

Fire optic cable, copper twisted cable, and coaxial cable.

15.Explain what a frame is?

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 Frames are nodes that interact in short messages, which may change and contain a lot of

data.
16.What does a segment refer to?

A segment refers to a single shared medium.

17. What is a node?

A node is a device that is attached to a particular segment.

18. What is a Hotspot?

A hotspot is a connection point for a wifi connection.

19.What are the three things you set on a hotspot?

a) phone

b) Tablet

c) Computer

20. What is WPA and what is it for?

WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA was made to upgrade from WEP.

21.What is the difference between Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer?

In Client/server; the server is one or two more computers, and they can provide information about the

network operating system, if the client can ask for this info. For peer to peer all the computers on that

network are all considered equal citizens.

22.Give three protocols.

a) FTP

b)TCP/IP

c)DHCP

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23.How many numbers (octets) in an IP address?

4 octets

24.How many binary numbers in each octet?

8 bits

25. How many total binary numbers?

32 bits

26.How many possible IP addresses are there?

4,294,967,296

27.How many addresses in the new IPv6?

128 bits

28.What are the basic steps to installing a network at home?

a) Choose the technology you will use for the network

b) Buy and install the hardware

c) Configure the system and get everything talking together correctly.

29. Give what each acronym stands for:

ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency's Network

DSL Digital Subscriber Line

IP Internet Protocol

ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network

LAN Local Area Network

NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface

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NIC Network Interface Card

OSI Open System Interconnection

POTS Plain Old Telephone System

SSID Service Set Identifier

TCP Transmission Control Protocol

WAN Wide Area Network

WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy

WLAN Wireless Local Area Network

WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access

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