Networking cable used with10-Mbps Ethernet ThinNet or ThickNet.
What is coaxial cable
100
The next generation of Ethernet. ________________ supports rates of data transfer up to 1 gigabit per second but is not yet widely used.
What is Gigabit Ethernet
100
A name that identifies a computer, printer, or other device on a network
What is host name
100
a cable that transmits signals as pulses of light over glass strands inside protected tubing,
What is fiber optic cable
100
The most popular LAN architecture that can run at 10 Mbps (ThinNet or ThickNet), 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet), or 1 Gbps (Gigabit Ethernet).
What is Ethernet
200
Any computer or other device on a network that has been assigned an IP address. Also called node.
What is host
200
An open standard for cellular WANs and cell phones that uses digital communication of data and is accepted and used worldwide.
What is GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)
200
A computer or other device that connects networks.
What is gateway
200
Character-based host name or NetBIOS name assigned to a computer.
What is computer name
200
A network device or box that provides a central location to connect cables
What is hub
300
A unique, text-based name that identifies a network
What is domain name
300
Communication that happens in two directions at the same time
What is full duplex
300
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 type of host table that contains host names and associated IP addresses, and is similar to the information kept by DNS servers.
What is Hosts file
300
Communication between two devices whereby transmission takes place in only one direction at a time.
What is half duplex
400
A connector used with STP cable on a Token Ring network.
What is IBM Data Connector (IDC)
400
The header and trailer information added to data to form a data packet to be sent over a network.
What is frame
400
A protocol standard that can be used by GSM or TDMA on a cellular WAN to send voice, text, or video data in packets similar to VoIP.
What is General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
400
A computer that can find an IP address for another computer when only the domain name is known.
What is DNS server
400
A cable used to connect two PCs into the simplest network possible. Also used to connect two hubs.
What is crossover cable
500
The gateway a computer on a network will use to access another network unless it knows to specifically use another gateway for quicker access to that network.
What is default gateway
500
A ring-based network that does not require a centralized hub and can transfer data at a rate of 100 Mbps.
What is Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
500
A clamp attached to the end of a network cable to protect against electromagnetic interference.
What is ferrite clamp
500
The server that manages dynamically assigned IP addresses to computers on a network when they first access the network.
What is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server
500
A host name and a domain name such as jsmith.amazon.com. Sometimes loosely referred to as a domain name.