Exam 19: Networks

All data exchanges take place between a client and a server.

Routers are handy for ____.

Servers can be powerful personal computers running ____.

The standard protocol of the Internet is ____.

The Internet backbone is maintained by network access points such as AT&T, British Telecom, Sprint, and Verizon._________________________

Digital subscriber line is a means of distributing broadband Internet access over the same infrastructure that offers cable television service._________________________

Alternative wireless technologies, such as ____ and mobile broadband, transmit data from your computer to a nearby communications tower, which then links to the Internet.

A network ____________________ is a computer that provides services to other computers.

____ communications, such as e-mail, newsgroups, and social networking, allow participants to send and receive messages at their convenience.

Please briefly describe the following three ways of connecting to the Internet: Cable Internet service, digital subscriber line, and dial-up Internet service.

A(n) ____________________ is a device that links two or more nodes of a network and is able to ship data from one network to another.

-Referring to the figure above, the connection point between the printer and the network is referred to as a(n) ____.

-The figure above shows a network operating in ____ mode.

A ____ is a series of entries posted online similar to the entries in a diary or commentary expressed in a daily editorial column.

A network server provides services to computers called ____.