Exam 7: Computer Networks and Cloud Computing

____ is a low-power wireless standard used to communicate between devices located quite close to each other.

A(n)____________________ is an information block with a fixed maximum size that is transmitted through the network as a single unit.

The term switched, dial-up means that when you dial a telephone number, a temporary circuit is established between the caller and the call recipient.

The NSF planned and built a national network called NSFNet, which used TCP/IP technology identical to the ARPANET.

Provide three reasons why email rapidly became the most popular application of networks.

____ is a general term applied to any use of computers and networking to support the paperless exchange of goods, information, and services in the commercial sector.

____________________ has been the single most popular application of networks for the last 35 years.

A(n)____ is the worldwide identification of a webpage located on a specific host computer on the Internet.

What does the term net neutrality mean?

In the early 1980s, TCP/IP was used only in the United States.

What is IPv6?

The voice-oriented dial-up telephone network was originally a(n)____ medium.

A modem modulates a standard analog signal called a ____ wave so that it encodes binary information.

A(n)____ is a set of independent computer systems connected by telecommunication links for the purpose of sharing information and resources.

____ is a collection of documents interconnected by pointers.

Bulletin board systems evolved into modern-day _______.

____ are systems that create communities of users who share common interests and activities and which provide multiple methods of online interaction.

A ____ contains massive amounts of information that can be electronically searched for specific facts or documents.

Define a protocol in the context of networking.

The Network layer of the Internet, IP, is inherently an extremely reliable communication channel.