Server correct answers Host that sits on a network and provides access to a resource to clients
HTTP ports correct answers Regular HTTP is port 80, HTTPS is port 443.
What is a LAN? correct answers Local Area Network; it is a group of computers in a localized area
What is a backbone? corre...
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Server correct answers Host that sits on a network and provides access to a resource to clients
HTTP ports correct answers Regular HTTP is port 80, HTTPS is port 443.
What is a LAN? correct answers Local Area Network; it is a group of computers in a localized
area
What is a backbone? correct answers Connects multiple LANs, BNs, WANs. very high speed,
very large.
High speed Connection correct answers 100 mbps, 1 gigabit, or 10 gigabit connection
What is a Wide Area Network? correct answers Special connection across very large area,
TAMU to TAMU Galveston
What is a Municipal Area Network? correct answers A metropolitan area network is a computer
network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger
than that covered by even a large local area network but smaller than the area covered by a wide
area network
How many layers in OSI model? correct answers 7 layers
List the layers correct answers 1. Physical Layer
2. Data-Link Layer
3. The Network Layer
4. The Transport Layer
5. The Session Layer
6. The Presentation Layer
7. The Application Layer
Physical Layer correct answers transmits binary data over circuitry, deals with cables and
connections used
Data-Link Layer correct answers Data error detection and correction, mark where message starts
and ends
The Network Layer correct answers Performs routing, determines the next computer to which the
message should be sent.
Transport Layer correct answers Uses source and destination port addresses to link the
application software data to the network
The Session Layer correct answers Responsible for opening, closing, and managing a session
between application processes
, The Presentation Layer correct answers Formats data and accommodates different interfaces for
the application layer
The Application Layer correct answers The end-user's access to the network. Provides a set of
utilities to the user for application programs
What is the protocol at layer 2? correct answers Ethernet
What layer is TCP at? correct answers layer 4 - Transport Layer
What layer is IP at? correct answers layer 3- Network Layer
What layer is UDP at? correct answers layer 4- Transport Layer
What layer is Ethernet at? correct answers layer 3 -Network Layer
What layer is HTTP at? correct answers layer 7-Application layer
What layer is FTP at? correct answers layer 7- Application layer
What layer is SMTP at? correct answers layer 7- Application layer
Why do we have Networking Standards? correct answers So things can inter-operate easily.
What are de-facto standards? correct answers Emerged rules that can eventually become
formalized
List 3 types of networks that run over HTTP. correct answers 1. World Wide Web
2. Intranet (inside company)
3. Extranet (open Howdy from home)
A network administrator receives reports from users claiming that the organization's internet
website is not accessible. They can still access email on the same server. At what layer does the
problem lie? Why do you know? correct answers Layer 7. Because users can still access the
server, the only problem that could exist would be at the application level.
We use _________________________________ to allocate responsibilities between clients and
servers. correct answers Application Architecture
What is an example of a host-based architecture? correct answers Mainframe computer.
Why are mainframes not dead? correct answers The cloud lives on mainframes
two-tiered architecture correct answers One client and one server, where server is responsible for
the data and the client responsible for the application and presentation
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