Exam 7: Computer Networks, the Internet, and the Worldwide Web

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

The ____ problem is the need to identify the start and end of a message.

A(n) ____ link is also known as a uniform resource locator.

Bridges and switches are the most widely used technique for constructing LANs.

The ____ layer protocols can be thought of as creating an error-free "message pipe," in which messages go in one end and always come out the other end correct and in the proper order.

____ are the individual computers on a computer network.

The style of computing wherein some nodes provide services while the remaining nodes are users of those services is called ____ computing.

A bulletin board is a shared public file where anyone can post messages and everyone is free to browse and read the postings of others.

The ARQ algorithm utilizes acknowledgement messages, which contain the sequence number of the correctly received packet.

What device can connect individual LANS to a wide area network?