Networking Overview
Personal devices such as keyboard, mouse, TV, cell phone, laptop, desktop, mobile device, and pocket video games that can communicate in close proximity through a wired or wireless network.
What is a PAN?
Pam most common type of LAN topology
What is Ethernet STAR topology?
A method to automatically assign IP addresses to network devices from a pool of IP addresses. DHCP uses ports 67 and 68.
What is DHCP?
Commonly used in a home or small business environment to allow multiple users on the same printer.
What is the Printer Sharing?
A connection-oriented protocol that ensures reliable communication between two devices. TCP and UDP are the two most common transport layer protocols.
A group of devices that can share resources in a single area, such as a room, home, or building.
What is a LAN?
A type of switch used in a corporate network that has an IP address assigned that can be remotely accessed, configured, and monitored by an administrator.
What is a managed switch?
A Windows option that enables a computer to automatically receive an IP address from the range 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254.
An OSI model Layer 4 standard that ensures reliable communication between two devices.
What is TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)?
A method of sending a phone conversation over a data network instead of using traditional telephone circuits and wiring.
What is Voice over IP (VoIP)
Connectivity between sites within the same city.
What is a metropolitan area network (MAN)?
Network cable with extra foil to prevent outside noise from interfering with data on the cable.
What is Shielded Twisted Pair?
A method of configuring IPv4 parameters that will be used if the main IPv4 parameters (such as DHCP) cannot be used or are impractical to use.
What is Alternative Configuration?
the command can you use to see if there is a complete network path to the printer.
What is tracert?
A protocol used to transmit Internet messages securely. This protocol is used with HTTPS and online shopping websites to secure credit card information.
What is secure sockets layer (SSL)
A wireless network that consists of an access point and some wireless devices including laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
What is Wireless LAN?
Another name for Category 5e twisted pair cable that has a bandwidth maximum of 100 MHz, a maximum transmission speed of 1,000 Mb/s, and a 100-meter (328-foot) maximum cable distance.
What is CAT5e?
The IP address of a Layer 3 device, such as a router, that is directly connected to its immediate network.
What is default gateway?
Used to verify credentials (usually username and password), such as when someone logs in to a domain workstation.
The width of a communications channel, which defines its capacity for data.
What is bandwidth?
Connectivity between LANs on a large geographic scale.
What is WAN?
Cable that has a plastic insulation or jacket that is cheaper and easier to install than plenum cable.
What is PVC (polyvinyl chloride)?
Translates Internet names into IP addresses.
What is DNS (Domain name system)?
Used to manage one or more network printers.
What is a print server?
Cable bandwidth that is divided into multiple channels, on which simultaneous voice, video, and data can be sent.
What is broadband?