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What is A transmission technique that carries more than one type of transmission on the same medium, such as cable modem or DSL?
broadband
100
What is A computer or other device that connects networks?
gateway
100
What is The process by which a protocol is associated with a network card or a modem card?
binding
100
Another term for 100BaseT?
Fast Ethernet
100
What is a device used to segment a network. It can decide which network segment is to receive a packet, on the basis of the packet’s destination MAC address?
switch
200
The most popular LAN architecture that can run at 10 Mbps (ThinNet or ThickNet), 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps?
Ethernet
200
What is A network device or box that provides a central location to connect cables?
hub
200
What is A standard for wireless communication and data synchronization between personal devices?
Bluetooth
200
What is a group of four numbers (dotted decimal numbers) that tell TCP/IP if a remote computer is on the same or a different network?
subnet mask
200
What is An older LAN technology developed by IBM that transmits data at 4 Mbps or 16 Mbps?
Token Ring
300
What is An assigned IP address that is used for the current session only. When the session is terminated, the IP address is returned to the list of available addresses
What is Dynamic IP address
300
A private network that uses the TCP/IP protocols?
intranet
300
What is Apples Wi Fi called?
AirPort
300
What is The server that manages dynamically assigned IP addresses to computers on a network when they first access the network?
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
300
What is A data encryption method used on wireless networks that uses either 64-bit or 128-bit encryption keys that are static keys, meaning the key does not change while the wireless network is in use.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
400
What is A device connected to a LAN that provides wireless communication so that computers, printers, and other wireless devices can communicate with devices on the LAN?
Access Point
400
A commercial group that provides Internet access for a monthly fee. AOL, Earthlink, and CompuServe?
Internet service provider (ISP)
400
What is a 48-bit hardware address unique to each NIC card and assigned by the manufacturer. The address is often printed on the adapter as hexadecimal numbers. An example is 00 00 0C 08 2F 35. Also called a physical addressor a hardware address?
adapter address/ MAC Address
400
What is A data encryption method used on wireless networks that uses either 64-bit or 128-bit encryption keys that are static keys, meaning the key does not change while the wireless network is in use?
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
400
What is An API protocol used by some applications to communicate over a NetBEUI network?
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System)
500
What is An IP address in the address range 169.254.x.x, used by a computer when it cannot successfully lease an IP address from a DHCP server?
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
500
networking protocol suite first used by Novell NetWare, and which corresponds to the TCP/IP protocols?
IPX/SPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange)
500
What is IEEE specifications for wireless communication and data synchronization. Also known as Wi-Fi. Apple Computer’s versions of 802.11b/g are called AirPort and AirPort Extreme?
802.11a/b/g or Wi Fi
500
What is A server that acts as an intermediary between another computer and the Internet?
proxy server
500
What is A distributed pool of information (called the name space) that keeps track of assigned domain names and their corresponding IP addresses, and the system that allows a host to locate information in the pool. Compare to WINS?
DNS (Domain Name System, or Domain Name Service)
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