Exam 6: Data Communications

The computer network at the four-block campus of Seattle Grace Hospital would be a LAN.

A computer network is a group of connected computers that communicate with each other.

An NIC built into the computer's circuitry is called a(n)________.

The site where a leased line connects to a PSDN network is called a(n)________.

The access point sends and receives wireless traffic using the ________ protocol and then communicates with the switch using the ________ protocol.

A(n)________ connects computers at different geographic locations.

ATM protocol only supports data communications.

What are the components of a LAN?

HTTPS is a protocol for secure communication over the Internet.

In the special version of asymmetric encryption,public key/private key,the private keys are never communicated.

What is the performance guarantee offered by SDSL connections?

A computer network between Seattle and Philadelphia is made possible through a LAN.

A(n)________ firewall examines each part of the message and decides whether it will let that part pass through to the network.

PSDN uses Frame Relay and ATM protocols.

A(n)________ connector is used to connect the UTP cable into NIC devices on the LAN.

A ________ is a set of rules that two communicating devices follow.

IEEE LAN protocols always start with the numbers ________.

All networks follow an industry standard protocol for data transmission.

Transmission speeds of 54mb/sec are commonly found when using ________.

The hardware component that connects a printer's circuitry to the network is called a(n)________.