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Networking Review
This will be a review game for studying the M75.
Question | Answer |
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A computer that accepts requests and shares resources to other computers. | Server |
Connects a computer to a network of other computers. | Network Interface Card |
A computer connected to a server. | Client |
Software that runs on any server. | Network Operating System |
A server sharing its resources to multiple clients | Client/Server Network |
A computer, printer, or any other device connected to the network. | Node |
The oldest type of cable used by telephones. | Twisted-pair Cable |
An expensive cable that transmits beams of light through strands of glass. | Fiber-optic Cable |
An electrical table surrounded by a flexible, tubular layer with an inner conductor. | Coaxial Cable |
Travels from computer to computer along the network. | Packets |
Files and messages broken down into packets. | Packet-switching |
Redirects the packets to its destination. | Router |
Computers connected to other computers on the network. | Network Control Protocol |
A collection of rules for formatting or ordering the data sent through a network. | Protocol |
Rules for routing of individual data packets. | IP |
Rules used by computers to establish and break connections. | TCP |
Transfers files between computers. | FTP |
Users log in from their computers using remote sites. | Telnet |
An email address that copies any message it receives and forwards them to any contact subscribed to it. | Mailing list |
Military network. | MILNET |
LANs or WANs that are only connected inside a facility. | Intranet |
An intranet that allows outside networks to connect to it. | Extranet |
Four telecommunication companies that organized the NSFnet. | Network Access Points |
An identification number for each computer on the internet. | Internet Protocol |
An 8-bit number in most applications. | Byte |
An 8-bit number in networking applications | Octet |
A way of presenting program output using pictures and graphical elements. | Graphical User Interface |
Receives Internet Access through NAPs, providing other users and business access to the internet. | Internet Service Provider |
Large ISPs that sells internet access. | Commerce Service Provider |
The amount of data that can travel through a communication circuit. | Bandwidth |
Short for modulator-demodulator. | Modem |
A higher grade of service offered by telephone companies. | Digital Subscriber Line |