Wan technologies - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Data communications and networking can be considered as a global area of study because: - a. new technologies and applications emerge from a variety of countries and spread around the world b. the technologies enable global communication Which of the following is not true about a server? - d. can only perform one function on a network. Networks that are designed to connect similar computers that share data and software with each other are called: - b. peer-to-peer networks The function of ...

IP Address - Answer-The Internet Protocol address is a unique number assigned to each device connecting to the internet. Browser - Answer-A software program used to browse the internet. Examples include; Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Chrome. Protocol - Answer-Rules used by electronic devices to communicate with each other. HTTP or FTP are the primary examples. ISP - Answer-Internet Service Provider A company that provides it's clients with an IP address and a connection to the inte...

How many wires are required for a patch cable on an ethernet network? - ANS 4 What are the four topologies? - ANS mesh, star, bus, ring What is the layer that controls transmission, reception, and addressing of frames? - ANS Data link: CSMA/CD What is the layer that grants a device permission to transmit over a network? - ANS Data link: token passing What is the layer that controls transmission, reception, and addressing of bitstreams? - ANS Physical 10BaseT is...

TestOut Network Pro Chapter 10 Exam Questions and Answers Which of the following devices is used on a WAN to convert synchronous serial signals into digital signals? -Answer-CSU/DSU Which of the following are the customer's responsibility to maintain? (Select two.) -Answer- DTE CPE Which of the following describe the channels and data transfer rates used for ISDN BRI? (Select two.) -Answer-One D channel operating at 16 Kbps. Two B channels operating at 64 Kbps each. Which of the follo...

Testout Network Pro chapter 1 Exam Return-to-zero -Answer- Host Role -Answer-peer-to-peer and client-server Peer-to-Peer -Answer-peer-to-peer network makes it so each host can provide network resources to other hosts or access resources located on other hosts. Client-Server -Answer-Hosts have specific roles. Geography -Answer-Personal Area Network (Pan), Local Area Network (LAN), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), Wide Area Network (WAN Personal Area Net...

ISTM 610 - Exam 1 Terms with Correct Definitions Data Communications - Ans:-The movement of computer information from one point to another by means of electrical or optical transmission systems. Telecommunications - Ans:-A broader term than data communications and includes the transmission of voice and video (images and graphics) as well as data and usually implies longer distances. Client - Ans:-A user device to access a network and receive data from a server. (e.g., web server, mail serv...

ITN 100 Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers At the __________ layer in the Internet model, TCP is responsible for breaking large files received from the application layer into smaller packets and opening a connection to a server for transferring the packets. (use word, not number) - Answer-Transport In the OSI model, the session, presentation and application layers correspond to the ________ layer of the Internet model (use single word for the layer name, not number) - Answer-applica...

_______________ takes advantage of the available 75% of unused processing power of a computer and links thousands of individual computers around the world creating a(n) _______ that can process intensive tasks. a. Cloud computing; wireless mesh b. Cloud computing; virtual operating system c. Grid computing; physical computer d. Grid computing; virtual supercomputer - Answer-d. Grid computing; virtual supercomputer Why would a manager be concerned with bandwidth? a. Online customers would...

Chapter 1 TestOut Network Pro Exam with complete solutions Return-to-zero -Answer- Host Role -Answer-peer-to-peer and client-server Peer-to-Peer -Answer-peer-to-peer network makes it so each host can provide network resources to other hosts or access resources located on other hosts. Client-Server -Answer-Hosts have specific roles. Geography -Answer-Personal Area Network (Pan), Local Area Network (LAN), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), Wide Area Network...

TestOut Network Pro Chapter 10 Exam Questions and Answers Which of the following devices is used on a WAN to convert synchronous serial signals into digital signals? -Answer-CSU/DSU Which of the following are the customer's responsibility to maintain? (Select two.) -Answer- DTE CPE Which of the following describe the channels and data transfer rates used for ISDN BRI? (Select two.) -Answer-One D channel operating at 16 Kbps. Two B channels operating at 64 Kbps each. Which of the follo...