Exam 1: Networking: an Overview

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A ____ network is one owned and maintained by a private organization, such as a campus network operated by a college.

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A terminator is really an electrical ____ that absorbs the signal when it reaches the end of the network.

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Describe how a specialty food company that is fully networked and automated fulfills an order received over the Web.

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When the order comes in over the Web, it is automatically entered into an order-processing server, which generates the bill and sends the information to the processing area for shipment.
Inventory is automatically adjusted for the order.
The orders processed by this company go out the same day-all made possible by networked systems and automated network-capable software.

Describe an enterprise network, including its key characteristic.

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The ____ topology consists of running cable from one PC or file server to the next, like links in a chain.

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Individual LANs composing a MAN must belong to the same organization.

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A print ____ has connections for one or more printers and a network interface card.

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The first computer networks were confined to transmitting ____ over copper wire.

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What is a workstation?

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In the ____________________ topology, every node is connected to every other node on the network.

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All of the computers in your home can share the same Internet connection through a network.

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One____ is composed of two or more LANs (or MANs)connected across a distance of more than approximately 48 kilometers.

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Without a network, an office of 28 people would have ____ computers with one or more printers attached to each one.

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A ____ is a workstation that accesses software and data through the network on another computer.

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Explain the role that basic networking design principles play in the network design process.

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____ used for protecting a network may be created using routers.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional bus network design?

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Describe the differences between centralized and decentralized network layouts.

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What four network properties enable you to distinguish one type of network from another?

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Any device connected to a network is generically termed a(n)____ or station.

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