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Before data is transmitted on a network, it is first broken up into ____________________.

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packets,segments

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Describe the contents and purpose of a subnet mask.

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The subnet mask used with IPv4 identifies which part of an IP address is the network portion and which part is the host portion. Using a subnet mask, a computer or other device can know if an IP address of another computer is on its network or another network. A subnet mask is a string of ones followed by a string of zeros. The ones in a subnet mask say, "On our network, this part of an IP address is the network part," and the group of zeros says, "On our network, this part of an IP address is the host part.",

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What type of device can be used to block unwanted traffic initiated from the Internet and can also restrict Internet access from an internal network?

Which utility can be used to automatically diagnose a problem with a network connection?

Describe the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.

Describe TCP and how it provides reliability of packet delivery.

What is used to identify a wireless access point?

How are IP addresses available to the Internet classified?

Which is used to identify the network portion and the host portion of an IP address?

The first part of an IPv4 address identifies the network, and the last part identifies the ____________________.

When connecting to a private and secured wireless access point, you must provide the information that proves you have the right to use the network.

What type of IP address should be configured on a wireless access point so that it can always be located by the devices that it serves?

What is the name of a 32-bit or 128-bit number that is used to identify a device?

Wireless networks are either public, unsecured hotspots or private, secured hotspots.

Match each term with the correct statement below.

Which wireless networking radio frequency yields faster speeds but offers shorter range?

If the computer you are using is a laptop that moves from one network to another, you can click the _____ tab and configure static IP address settings for a second network.

When using static IP addressing, software automatically configures the network connection on each device.

What is DNS and how does it work?

Communication between two computers happens at three levels (layers) and these levels include the application, operating system, and ____________________.