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1. Two or more computers connect together
Answer: Network
2. The purpose of a computer network is to and
resources.
Answer: communicate, share
3. Plugged into the motherboard and allows a network cable to be plugged in
Answer: Network Interface Controller Card
4. Anything that makes up a network, usually computers, smartphones, periph-
eral devices connected to a central computer
Answer: Client
5. The purpose of a is to share data or hardware and software
resources among clients.
Answer: server
,6. Term used to describe a computer that already has an NIC card built in
Answer: Network Ready
7. Most common NIC
Answer: Ethernet Cord
8. The ethernet cord provides the computer with a unique 48-bit address called a
.
Answer: Media Access Control address
9. A rule that governs computer or network usage
Answer: Protocol
10. The most common form of ethernet cable wire
Answer: Twisted Wire
11. The central location of the computer network
Answer: Network Hub
12. Protocol that guarantees the reliability of the computer file received by the
network's end user; will not send unless all packets are available
Answer: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
13. Protocol used primarily for streaming videos
Answer: User Datagram Protocol
14. UDP (does or does not) need all packets in order for the file to be viewed
, Answer: does not
15. Software the controls an entire network
Answer: Network Operating System
16. A company that the book used as an example of an NOS provider
Answer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
17. Oversees the NOS and is responsible for authenticating all users of a net-
work; also ensures the network is running smoothly and is secure
Answer: Network Admin- istrator
18. The mapping of a physical network and logical interconnections between
nodes
Answer: Network Topology
19. Topology in a line - called the "backbone" - with two endpoints; anyone on
the network can receive data simultaneously
Answer: Bus Topology
20. Another name for the long line in a Bus Topology network
Answer: Backbone
21. Topology with nodes that radiate around a central node in a spoke-like
fashion
Answer: Star Topology