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Architecture,____________,protocols,and media are the four network differentiators.

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What is a large computer network usually spanning a city?


A) Client/server network
B) Corporate network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

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The __________________ layer serves as the window for users and application processes to access network services.

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Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)provides the technical foundation for the public Internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

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Which of the following represents the bus topology?


A) All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone.
B) All devices are connected to a central device,called a huB.
C) All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop,so that each device is connected directly to two other devices,one on either side of it.
D) Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.

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Which of the following is not a commonly used type of guided media?


A) Twisted-pair wiring
B) Coaxial cable
C) Fiber-optic cable
D) Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol

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Transmission Control Protocol/_________ Protocol provides the technical foundation for the public Internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

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A WAN is a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

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File __________________ Protocol (FTP)allows files containing text,programs,graphics,numerical data,and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network.

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A WAN is a card that plugs into the back (or side)of your computers and lets them send and receive messages from other computers.

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______________ Network Management Protocol (SNMP)allows networked nodes to be managed from a single point.

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A(n)______________ area network (WAN)spans a large geographic area,such as a state,province,or country.

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Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email.

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A ___________________ is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a standard methodology by which they can communicate.

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___________ optic refers to the technology associated with the transmission of information as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber.

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Media includes coaxial,twisted-pair,and fiber-optic.

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Packet-switching occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units of data called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer.

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What is a protocol?


A) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination.
B) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers (and other network devices) in a network.
C) A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
D) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.

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What is a client?


A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B) A communications,data exchange,and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards,or protocols,so that they can work together
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

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What is a cable that can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss?


A) Twisted-pair wiring
B) Coaxial cable
C) Fiber-optic cable
D) Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol

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