Network Types
Network Security
VPN
Data Transmission
Advantages & Disadvantages
100

This type of network is used inside a house.

What is a LAN?
100

This is technically a way to ensure network security.

What is locking doors?

100

This is the main objective of a VPN.

What is providing security?

100

Units that data is broken into when transmitting over a network.

What is a packet?

100

This is technically one advantage of wireless networks.

What is not tripping on wires?
200
This characteristic differentiates a WLAN from a LAN.

What is wireless?

200

These are the three factors of authentication.

What is something you know, something you have, and something you are?

200

The encoding of data to prevent unauthorized access.

What is Encryption?

200

These are the three components of a packet.

What are header, payload, and trailer?

200

This disadvantage of fiber optic cables limits their use.

What is high cost?

300

This network connection directly connects two or more devices.

What is peer-to-peer?

300

These are the three properties of security.

What is confidentiality, integrity, and availability?  

300

In a VPN, data flows through this device before reaching the end client.

What is a VPN Server?

300

This process, coming in two forms, save bandwidth when transmitting. 

What is data compression?
300

This manner of authentication can easily be stolen.

What is userID?
400

These are faster than coaxial cables, but still vulnerable to magnetic interference.

What are ethernet cables? 

400

This piece of hardware or software controls inbound and outbound network traffic.

What is a firewall?

400

The creation and maintenance of an encrypted network connection. 

What is tunnelling?

400

This is the safest transmission media.

What is a fiber optic cabel?

400

This is the main disadvantage of PSK (pre-shared key).

What is requiring manual setup?

500

This layer of network connection refers to data formatting.

What is presentation?

500

This identifying code is hard-coded in machines.

What is a MAC Address?

500

VPNs allow employees to do this in a secure manner, which can be beneficial to companies with many employees in different geographical locations.

What is telecommute?

500

This part of a packet ensure the data has not be tampered with.

What is a checksum?

500

This is the main disadvantage of a firewall.

What is only blocking known malware?