Online Connections
Identifies the host on the network
IP Address
Most commonly encountered type of network cable
Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP)
Process of adding addressing information that identifies source and destination
Encapsulation
Uses a DHCP server to automatically provide networking configuration information to the host
Dynamic IP Comfiguration
Utility that traces the route a message takes from source to destination
Traceroute (tracert)
Set of rules that determine how something is done
Standard
Defines how Host and Network devicesconnect to the LAN
Physical Topology
Each network a message travels through
Hop
Illustrates interaction between different protocols on a device.
Protocol Stack
Devices that don't communicate directly on the network, and rely on their connected host to perform all network operations
Shared peripherals
What is the purpose of an IP address?
Identifies the source and destination of data packets
Governs the way a web server and web client interact
Hypertext transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Provides connections between hosts and network devices
Media
Interference that occurs when electrical impulses from one cable crossover to an adjacent cable
Crosstalk
Rules that govern network communications, including the message format, message size, timing, and encapsulation.
Protocols
A technology that is used in a cellular telephone network?
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
Conversion of bits into patterns of sounds, light. or electrical impulses, basedon media
Encoding