ICTN 2150 EXAM 1 VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
End Devices - Answers - either the source or destination of a message
ex; Computers, Network Printers, Security Cameras
Intermediary devices - Answers - Connect individual end devices; provide connectivity
ex; switch, modem
Network Media - Answers - Provide the pathway for data transmission
ex; coaxial cable, fiber optic cable
Local Area Network (LAN) - Answers - spans across small geographical area; provides
high speed bandwidth to internal devices
Wide Area Network (WAN) - Answers - spans across large geographical area; provides
slower speed links between LANS
Converging network - Answers - capable of delivering data, voice, and video over the
same network infrastructure
Four Basic Characteristics of Network Architecture - Answers - -Fault Tolerance
-Scalability
-Quality of Service (Qos)
-Security
Powerline Networking - Answers - uses existing electrical wiring to connect devices
Wireless Broadband - Answers - Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP)
Wireless Broadband Service using cellular technology
Message Delivery options - Answers - -Unicast
-Multicast
-Broadcast
Message Encoding - Answers - Process of converting information into another
acceptable form
Protocol - Answers - rules that govern communications, how networking devices share
information about pathways with other networks
tcp/ip application layer - Answers - Does the useful work.
End Devices - Answers - either the source or destination of a message
ex; Computers, Network Printers, Security Cameras
Intermediary devices - Answers - Connect individual end devices; provide connectivity
ex; switch, modem
Network Media - Answers - Provide the pathway for data transmission
ex; coaxial cable, fiber optic cable
Local Area Network (LAN) - Answers - spans across small geographical area; provides
high speed bandwidth to internal devices
Wide Area Network (WAN) - Answers - spans across large geographical area; provides
slower speed links between LANS
Converging network - Answers - capable of delivering data, voice, and video over the
same network infrastructure
Four Basic Characteristics of Network Architecture - Answers - -Fault Tolerance
-Scalability
-Quality of Service (Qos)
-Security
Powerline Networking - Answers - uses existing electrical wiring to connect devices
Wireless Broadband - Answers - Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP)
Wireless Broadband Service using cellular technology
Message Delivery options - Answers - -Unicast
-Multicast
-Broadcast
Message Encoding - Answers - Process of converting information into another
acceptable form
Protocol - Answers - rules that govern communications, how networking devices share
information about pathways with other networks
tcp/ip application layer - Answers - Does the useful work.
