Vocabulary
LANs,WANs,And the Internet
The Network As A Platform
The Changing Network Environment
Binary
100
The globalization of the _____ has succeeded faster than anyone could have imagined.
What is Internet?
100
_____ span a small geographical area, interconnect end devices in a limited area like a home or school. These are usually administered by a single organization or individual.
What is LAN?
100
Quality of service (QoS) prioritizes data based on many factors but gives _____ highest priority treatment.
What is VoIP?
100
_____ packets causes delay because new packets cannot be transmitted until previous packets have been processed.
What is Queuing?
100
208 in Binary
What is 11010000
200
_____ are web pages that groups of people can edit and view together.
What are Wikis?
200
______ Internet access uses a cell phone network to connect. Very beneficial to areas that would otherwise have no Internet connectivity or for those constantly on the move.
What is Cellular?
200
A ____ network is one that can continue to function if an intermediary device or path fails. A _____ can fail if a sufficient number of intermediary devices and/or paths fail.
What is fault-tolerant?
200
_____ ______ is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over the network.
What is Cloud Computing?
200
10111001 in Decimal
What is 185
300
______ are hosts that have software installed that enable them to request and display the information obtained from the server.
What are Clients?
300
Similar to a LAN, but wirelessly interconnects users and endpoints in a small geographical area.
What is Wireless LAN (WLAN)?
300
Unlike dedicated networks, ________ are capable of delivering voice, video streams, text, and graphics among many different types of devices over the same communication channel and network structure.
What is converged networks?
300
____ is about end users having freedom to use personal tools to access information and communicate across a business or campus network. It also means any device, with any ownership, used anywhere.
What is Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
300
215 in Binary
What is 11010111
400
_____ are hosts that have software installed that enable them to provide information, like email or web pages, to other hosts on the network.
What are Servers?
400
The Internet is a worldwide collection of interconnected _______ , cooperating with each other to exchange information using common standards.
What is networks?
400
These ___________ are commonly known as switches, routers, and physical firewalls.
What are intermediary devices?
400
A ___ _____ can occupy one room of a building, one or more floors, or even an entire building by the use of cloud computing to handle large data transactions.
What is Data Center?
400
00101010 in Decimal
What is 42
500
The simplest _______ network consists of two directly connected computers using a wired or wireless connection.
What is Peer-to-Peer (P2P)?
500
_____ in the context of networking is a term used to describe the process of combining voice, video, and data communications over a common network infrastructure.
What is convergence?
500
Data ______ means that only the intended and authorized recipients --individuals, processes, or devices-- can access and read data.
What is confidentiality?
500
_____ networking is an emerging trend for home networking that uses existing electrical wiring to connect devices. "No new wires" means the ability to connect a device to the network where ever this is an electrical outlet.
What is Powerline Networking (Power over Ethernet)?
500
11000000.11010101.00110011.11110011 as an IP address
What is 192.213.51.243
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