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Networking Fundamentals Test 1 Questions and Answers
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Networking Fundamentals Test 1Questions and Answers
What is a computer network? - Answer-A computer network is a group of computer
systems and other computing devices that are connected by a physical communication
medium such as a wire, radio wave, or light beam.
What is the purpose of a computer network? - Answer-The purpose of a computer
network is to facilitate communication and resource sharing among a wide range of
computing devices.
Give three examples of an Internet application? - Answer-Email, web browsing, file
upload and download, audio and voice telephone calls, distributed database, and video
teleconferencing.
How are messages from different sending hosts transmitted over a packet switching
network? - Answer-Messages are subdivided into small blocks called packets that
include the identity of the receiving host. These packets are sent one after another on
the same communication medium and the system allows other senders to send their
own packets before the first sender can transmit the next packet.
What are the three major categories of networks and what are their characteristics? -
Answer-Local Area Network (LAN): is a computer network that interconnects computers
within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office
building.
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): spans a major city.
Wide Area Network (WAN): covers a larger geographic distance, and also generally
involves leased telecommunication circuits or internet links.
What is the family of networking technologies commonly used in wired LAN? - Answer-
Ethernet
What is the technology used for wireless LAN? - Answer-Wi-Fi
How do you connect a computer to a wired LAN - Answer-By using a Network Interface
Card (NIC)
How do you connect a computer to a wireless LAN? - Answer-By using a Wireless
Network Interface Card
What is the MAC address of a computer? - Answer-It is the 48-bit address that is
assigned to the NIC of that computer.
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