Networking Basics
What is a network?
What is a group of connected computers that share data and resources?
Which is bigger: the internet or the World Wide Web?
What is the internet?
What is a private network inside a company called?
What is an intranet?
What kind of device can be shared by multiple users on a network to save space and money?
What is a printer (or peripheral)?
When did the U.S. government create an early form of the internet?
What is the late 1960s?
Name two ways computers in a network can be connected.
What are wired and wireless connections?
What year was the World Wide Web developed?
What is 1990?
What network allows partners outside a company to access data securely?
What is an extranet?
What is one advantage of storing files on a network?
What is remote access?
What was the original purpose of the internet?
What is communication within the military and academic institutions?
What field of technology does networking belong to?
What is telecommunication?
What is the internet made up of?
What is a collection of networks?
What makes intranets and extranets more secure than regular internet communication?
What are usernames, passwords, and limited access?
What’s one financial downside of creating a network?
What is it can be expensive to set up and maintain?
In what decade did the modern, public internet become widely used?
What is the 1990s?
What types of devices, besides computers, can be connected to a network?
What are smartphones, tablets, printers, webcams, and household appliances?
Name two technologies (besides the web) that run on the internet.
What are email and file sharing (also telepresence or instant messaging)?
True or False: Intranets and extranets from different companies are connected.
What is false?
Name a common security risk in computer networks.
What is malware or hackers?
What made the internet more accessible and enjoyable for the general public?
What is the World Wide Web?
What is the main benefit of networking?
What is sharing data and resources between devices?
In simple terms, what does the World Wide Web consist of?
What are web pages that we use through browsers?
Why might a business prefer using an extranet instead of email to send documents?
What is to keep data more secure and private?
What happens if a central server fails in some networks?
What is the entire network might go down?
What is the difference between the internet and the web, in simple terms?
What is the internet is the infrastructure, and the web is the content (web pages)?