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MIS Exam 3 Chapter 7
L&L Chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Client? | Any computer on the network that requests and uses the services provided by the server |
| What is a Server? | A computer that is specifically optimized to provide software and other resources to computers on the network |
| What is a Network Interface Device? | Serves as a unique identifier, links the computer to the network |
| What is a Connection Medium? | The connection medium used to link network components (e.g., telephone wire, cable, radio signal) |
| What is a Network Operating System? | Routes and manages communications on the network and coordinates network resources |
| What are Protocols? | A set of rules and procedures governing transmission of information between two points in a network |
| What is Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol? | Provides a universally agreed-on method for breaking up digital messages into packets, routing them to the proper address, and then reassembling them into coherent messages |
| What is a Local-Area Network? | Designed to connect personal computers and other digital devices within a half-mile |
| What is a Star Network? | All nodes or workstations connected to a central hub through which all messages pass |
| What is a Bus Network? | In the shape of an open-ended line, all nodes or workstations able to receive the same message at the same time |
| What is a Ring Network? | In the shape of a circle, each node connects to the next node. Messages travel around the circle in one direction |
| What is a Wide-Area Network? | Span large geographical distances, connects two or more LANs |
| What is a Metropolitan-Area Network? | Spans a metropolitan area, usually a city and its major suburbs |
| What is the Internet? | A large, worldwide collection of networks that use a common protocol (TCP/IP) to communicate with each other. |
| What is an IP Address? | Each domain is associated with one or more IP addresses, which serves as a destination address |
| What is a Domain Name System? | Provides a service analogous to an address book lookup |
| What is IPv6? | The new version of IP addressing, uses 12-bit addresses |
| What is Voice Over IP? | Uses the internet protocol to deliver voice information in digital form using packet switching |
| What is a Virtual Private Network? | A secure connection between two points across the internet to transmit corporate data |
| What is the World Wide Web? | A system with universally accepted standards for storing, retrieving, formatting, and displaying information in a networked environment |
| What is Hypertext Markup Language? | Lets you specify the structure of a document, format text, add graphics, sound, and video, and save it all in a text file that any computer can read |
| What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol? | The set of standards used by web servers to process user requests for web pages |
| What is a Web Server? | Software for locating and managing stored web pages |
| What is Radio Frequency Identification? | Provide powerful technology for tracking the movement of goods throughout the supply chain |
| What are Wireless Sensor Networks? | Networks of interconnected wireless devices that are embedded into the physical environment to provide measurements of many points over large spaces |
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