Exam 7: Computer Networks and Cloud Computing

____ is a low-power wireless standard used to communicate between devices located quite close to each other.

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

The World Wide Web was completed and made available to all researchers at CERN in May 1982, the date that marks the birth of the web.

The individual computers on the network are referred to as ____________________.

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

While WiMAX is great for communicating with a nearby router, its transmission limit means it cannot provide mobile Internet access from a car or outdoor site far from any base station._________________________

Explain in detail what a WAN is and how it differs from a LAN in terms of its unit of transmission.

In the early 1980s, TCP/IP was used only in the United States.

____ behaves much like the client/server model, except that the servers no longer need to be local to the client population.

____ is the term for the separation of a service from the entity(or entities) providing that service.

____ is a general term applied to any use of computers and networking to support the paperless exchange of goods, information, and services in the commercial sector.

The term switched, dial-upmeans that when you dial a telephone number, a switch is flipped to temporarilyestablish a connection between the caller and the call recipient.

A(n) ____ is a set of independent computer systems connected by telecommunication links for the purpose of sharing information and resources.

Everyone today should buy their own I/O or storage devices because it is a cost-effective way to configure computer systems.

Groupware is software that facilitates the efforts of individuals connected by a network and working on a single shared project.

In the early days of networking, the most common way to transmit data was via ____, dial-up telephone lines.

A ____ connects hardware devices such as computers, printers, and storage devices that are all in close proximity.

____ is a collection of documents interconnected by pointers.

What does the term net neutrality mean?

A single webpage is identified by a symbolic string called a(n) protocol._________________________