What color is the second pin in a straight through cable connector? Think of the 568-B color code.
Orange
100
A network in which all computers are considered as peers or equals. Because admistration is spread across the entire netowrk, it is considered a decentralized administration.
peer-to-peer network
100
The protocol for exchanging files over the internet. It is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server.
FTP
100
Native file format for Windows NT and Windows 2000/2003.
NTFS
100
A network device that contains electronic components to send and recieve a digital signal.
NIC
200
What color is the seventh pin in a straight through cable connector? Think of the 568-B color code.
Brown/White
200
A type of network model that consists of computers connected via a network to one or more servers. It is considered to be centralized administration.
client/server network
200
The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. It defines how messages are formatted and transmitted.
HTTP
200
A resource on the network that is shared among assigned users.
Network Share
200
A network device that regenerates a weak signal into its original strength and form.
repeater
300
What color is the fourth pin in a straight through cable connector? Think of the 568-B color code.
Blue
300
A netowrk that consists of a large number of networks and PCs connected with private and public communication lines throughout many geographic areas.
WAN
300
The suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet. It uses several protocols, including the two main ones used for its name.
TCP/IP
300
A logical grouping of users and equipment as defined by the network administrator.
domain
300
a network device that filters network traffic or creates subnetworks from a larger network.
switch
400
What color is the sixth pin in a crossover cable connector? Think of the 568-A color code.
Orange
400
A network that is usually confined to a single building and is managed by a single entity such as a company.
LAN
400
A protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. Currently in version 3.
POP3
400
Permissions assigned to a network share. Hint, hint.
share permissions
400
A network device that navigates packets across large networks, such as the Internet, using the most efficient route.
router
500
What color is the third pin in a rollover cable connector? Think of the opposite if the 568-B color code.
Green
500
A network, under one management, that consists of two or more LANs connected with private communication lines within the same geographic area, such as a city or a university campus.
MAN
500
An Internet standard protocol that assures accurate synchronization to the millisecond of computer clock times in a network of computers.
NTP
500
A group of computers that share resources such as files and hardware?
workgroup
500
A network device that connects networks that use different protocols.