Exam 17: Networking Essentials

The IP addresses available to the Internet are called ____ IP addresses.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Covers a limited geographical area,and is popular in places where networking cables are difficult to install,such as outdoors,in public places,and in homes that are not wired for networks

Latency is measured by the round-trip time it takes for a data packet to travel from source to destination and back to source.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Covers a large campus or city

A ____ is a device that manages traffic between two networks.

The ____ for a cellular network is a fixed transceiver and antenna.

For almost all networks today,including the Internet,the communication protocol used is called ____.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Refers to a networking technology that carries more than one type of signal,such as DSL and telephone

A ____ IP address is assigned for the current connection only.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -A computer or other device,such as a router,that allows a computer on one network to communicate with a computer on another network

Describe how to use telnet to communicate with a remote computer.

____________________ use radio waves or infrared light instead of cables or wires to connect computers or other devices.

____ technology uses a dedicated line from your ISP to your place of business or residence.

Describe DHCP.

List the similarities and differences between cable modem and DSL.

Wireless networks are either public,unsecured hotspots or private,secured hotspots.

The ____ command can display TCP/IP configuration information and refresh the IP address.

The major disadvantage of using Telnet to connect to a remote computer is the lack of ____________________.

Discuss how a VPN works.

To connect to the Internet,a network first connects to an ____.