Topologies
The topology whose nodes connect in a central ring.
What is Ring?
The name of the address to where the packet is traveling.
What is the Destination IP Address?
This is the device used to connect a network to an ISP's WAN.
What is a Modem?
This cable is commonly used to connect cable boxes and modems to an ISP.
What is Coaxial?
This is the three letter acronym of the company someone pays for an Internet connection.
The topology whose nodes connect to a single line, known as the backbone.
What is Bus?
The name of the address from whom the packet is.
What is the Source IP Address?
This device broadcasts (gives off) WiFi.
What is an Access Point?
This cable is the most common cable to connect network nodes.
This is a reason why computer networks exist.
The topology whose nodes connect to a central hub.
What is Star?
What is False?
This device routes network traffic.
What is a Router?
This cable consists of 8 copper wires to transmit data.
What is Ethernet?
This type of network spans more than 30 miles.
What is a WAN?
The topology whose nodes have multiple connections to one another.
What is Mesh?
Packets can arrive to their destination at different times. This protocol reassembles packets in the correct order.
What is TCP? Transmission Control Protocol?
Larger wired networks need this device to connect devices together with ethernet cables.
What is a Switch?
This cable contains stands of fiber glass to transmit data in the form of light.
What is Fiber Optic?
This term is used to describe how nodes connect to a network. It can be considered to be a network layout/strategy.
What is a Topology?
The topology whose nodes connect across more than one building, but spans less than 30 miles.
What is MAN?
These three things are inside of an IP packet.
What are: (1) Source IP Address, (2) Destination IP Address, (3) Digital Data (1's and 0's)?
Network switches need these in order to use a fiber optic cable to connect them.
What are Fiber Modules?
This three letter acronym is another name for an ethernet cable.
This term is used to describe the speed at which 1,000,000 bits transfers from one node to another.
What is Gigabits Per Second?