ISTM 210 Exam 2 with Verified Answers Graded A+
1. server The central computer in a network
2. node Any device connected to a network
3. client A computer connected to a server
4. peripheral de-
vice
A printer or scanner connected to a network
5. NIC card The device that allows a computer to...
ISTM 210 Exam 2 with Verified Answers Graded A+
1. server The central computer in a network
2. node Any device connected to a network
3. client A computer connected to a server
4. peripheral de- A printer or scanner connected to a network
vice
5. NIC card The device that allows a computer to connect to a network
6. Protocols The 'rules' when referring to a network
7. twisted pair One of the most common types of cables in a network
8. hub The central location of a network
9. TCP/IP The best protocol for transferring a large database file
through a network
10. UDP The best protocol for transferring video through a network
11. packets What TCP/IP and UDP break large files into
12. NOS (network Software that controls an entire network
operating sys-
tem)
13. network adminis- The person responsible for a network's smooth operation
trator
14. authenticates What logging in does for a network user
them
15. topology The mapping of a physical network
16. bus The topology also called linear bus
17. star The most common network topology
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, ISTM 210 Exam 2 with Verified Answers Graded A+
18. ring The topology in a circle and is the least used
19. LAN The smallest network (Local Area Network)
20. MAN A Metropolitan Area Network
21. CAN A Campus Area Network
22. WAN A Wide Area Network
23. P2P Peer-to-peer network
24. HTML Hypertext Markup Language
25. HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
26. IP Internet Protocol Address
27. URL Uniform Resource Locator
28. ISP Internet service provider
29. DSL Digital Subscriber Line
30. C2C Consumer-to-consumer
31. ARPANET The internet's original name
32. VoIP Routing of voice conversations
33. SEO Search Engine Optimization
34. WDPs Web Development Platforms
35. GIFs and JPEGs The most common graphic files on the WWW
36. cache Stored copies of previously viewed web pages
37. cookies Text files used for tracking a WWW user
38. Where a search engine gets a description of a website
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