Exam 9: Introduction to Metropolitan Area Networks and Wide Area Networks

A network limit, called the ____, can be placed on how many times any packet is copied.

The sub-network of a wide area network is the logical infrastructure and thus consists of nodes and various types of interconnecting media.

____ and distributed routing are methods for controlling routing information.

A ____ profile describes various characteristics about the connection, such as basic data transfer rates, basic burst rates, excess data transfer rates, and excess burst rates.

Each time a packet is copied, a counter associated with the packet increases by one. This counter is called the ____.

In ____, before one node sends a series of n packets to another node, the sending node inquires in advance whether the receiving node has enough buffer space for the n packets.

Most MANs are supported by Ethernet ring technology.

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of nodes and interconnecting telecommunications links.

The underlying sub-network of a connectionless application cannot be a circuit-switched network.

____ is advantageous when a copy of a packet needs to get to all nodes.

When a user stores data in "the cloud", the data is stored on the user's premise in what is called a "cloud server".

A feature that is fairly common in ____ is the ability of a user to dynamically allocate more bandwidth on demand.

The three basic types of subnetworks are ____, packet-switched, and broadcast.

How does a virtual circuit packet-switched network work?

A ____ is a legally binding, written document, that can include service parameters offered in the service, various types of service/support options, incentives if the service levels are exceeded, and penalties if service levels are not met.

A(n) ____________________ network application provides some guarantee that information traveling through the network will not be lost.

The ____-switched network is most often found in networks designed to transfer computer data (such as the Internet).

A wide area network would not exist without a sub-network.

A connection-oriented network application provides what is called a(n) ___________ service.

One of the primary advantages of ____ routing is the fact that no single node is responsible for maintaining all routing information.