TestOut Network Pro Section 1.1
Networking Overview Exam
Peer-to-Peer - Answer- Each host can provide network resources to other hosts or
access resources located on other hosts. Each host is in charge of controlling access to
those resources.
Client-Server - Answer- Hosts have specific roles. For example, some hosts are
assigned server roles, which allow them to provide network resources to other hosts.
Other hosts are assigned client roles, which allow them to consume network resources.
Personal Area Network (PAN) - Answer- A very small network used for communicating
between personal devices.
Local Area Network (LAN) - Answer- A network in a small geographic area, like an
office.
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - Answer- Covers an area that is roughly the
same size as a standard LAN. However, it uses radio signals instead of wires to
connect systems together.
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - Answer- A network that covers an area as small as
a few city blocks to as large as an entire metropolitan city. These are typically owned
and managed by a city as a public utility.
Wide Area Network (WAN) - Answer- A group of LANs that are geographically isolated,
but are connected to form a large internetwork.
Network - Answer- Often describes a computer system controlled by a single
organization. This could be a local area network at a single location or a wide are
network used by a single business or organization.
Subnet - Answer- A portion of a network with common network addresses.
Internetwork - Answer- A network with geographically disperse (WAN) connections that
connect multiple LANs is often called this. Additionally, connecting two network under
different management is a form of internetworking, because data must travel between
two networks.
Networking Overview Exam
Peer-to-Peer - Answer- Each host can provide network resources to other hosts or
access resources located on other hosts. Each host is in charge of controlling access to
those resources.
Client-Server - Answer- Hosts have specific roles. For example, some hosts are
assigned server roles, which allow them to provide network resources to other hosts.
Other hosts are assigned client roles, which allow them to consume network resources.
Personal Area Network (PAN) - Answer- A very small network used for communicating
between personal devices.
Local Area Network (LAN) - Answer- A network in a small geographic area, like an
office.
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - Answer- Covers an area that is roughly the
same size as a standard LAN. However, it uses radio signals instead of wires to
connect systems together.
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - Answer- A network that covers an area as small as
a few city blocks to as large as an entire metropolitan city. These are typically owned
and managed by a city as a public utility.
Wide Area Network (WAN) - Answer- A group of LANs that are geographically isolated,
but are connected to form a large internetwork.
Network - Answer- Often describes a computer system controlled by a single
organization. This could be a local area network at a single location or a wide are
network used by a single business or organization.
Subnet - Answer- A portion of a network with common network addresses.
Internetwork - Answer- A network with geographically disperse (WAN) connections that
connect multiple LANs is often called this. Additionally, connecting two network under
different management is a form of internetworking, because data must travel between
two networks.
