Exam 2: Network Topology

A ____ network uses a single shared common communication media that all nodes tap into.

A(n)____ is a 32-bit number used to locate and identify nodes on the Internet.

Match each item with the correct statement below. -Has to do with the path a packet of data takes through the network

Describe a private network.

The network cloud may comprise only the network found in a small laboratory,or it may represent an entire wide area network (WAN)such as the Internet.

A network that can be partitioned is secure and reliable.

Match each item with the correct statement below. -Logical connections between the nodes of the VPN

With certain types of network communications,it is possible that duplicate packets of data are generated if an acknowledgement is not received by the source computer.

Match each item with the correct statement below. -A graphical symbol used to describe a network without specifying the nature of the connections

Token-ring networks,although logically viewed as rings,are connected using central ____.

Match each item with the correct statement below. -Provide access to national and global network traffic

In a fully connected network,the number of connections at each node equals the total number of nodes plus one.

In terms of security and reliability,we must concern ourselves with what is required to ____________________ our network.

Discuss subnetting.

Companies that connect to a NAP enter into ____ agreements with each other that allow them to exchange traffic.

Match each item with the correct statement below. -Concerns the structure of the connections between the computers in a network

In a star network,all nodes connect to a central communications ____________________.

Describe a hybrid network.

A(n)____________________ network is owned and managed by a private organization or company and may have a much larger bandwidth capability than a public network.

Seven fully connected nodes require ____ links.