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Comprehensive WGU C172 Network and Security Foundations study resource designed to help students review essential networking and cybersecurity concepts. The material covers topics relevant to network fundamentals, network architectures, protocols, security principles, threats and vulnerabilities, access control, authentication, encryption, and foundational information security concepts. It can be used for course review, practice questions, exam preparation, and reinforcement of key C172 concepts.

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Application Layer(7th layer) - ans ✅Interacts with application programs that
incorporate a communication component such as your internet browser and
email (provides user interface)



Bus Topology - ans ✅The computers share the media (coaxial cable) for
data transmission



CAT6 (category 6) - ans ✅Twisted-pair cables capable of carrying up to
1000Mbps (1 gigabit) of data up to a length of 100 meters



Crossover - ans ✅Transmit and receive signal pairs are crossed to properly
align the transmit signal on one device with the receive signal on the other
device

,CSMA/CD - ans ✅Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection is
the Ethernet LAN media-access method (used to prevent collisions in wired
Ethernet networks) Used in wireless networks for to reduce collisions.



Data Link Layer (2nd layer) - ans ✅Layer of the OSI reference model that
handles error recovery.flow control (synchronization), and sequencing
controls which terminals are sending and receiving. Media access is
controlled (MAC) by the Data Link Layer



Deterministic - ans ✅Access to the network is provided at fixed time
intervals



Ethernet, Physical, Hardware, or Adapter Address - ans ✅Other names for
MAC address



Firewall Protection - ans ✅Used to prevent unauthorized access to your
network

,Host Address/Number - ans ✅The portion of the IP address that defines
the location of the networking device connected to the network also called
the hose address



Hotspots - ans ✅A limited geographic area that provides wireless access for
the public



Hub - ans ✅Broadcasts the data it receives to all devices connected to its
ports... it is possible for network devices to pick up a data intended for a
different device... considered a multiport repeater. Is on the Physical Layer
(layer 1)



IANA - ans ✅The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the agency that
assigns IP addresses to computer networks



ICMP - ans ✅Internet Control Message Protocol (preform diagnostics,
report errors, control the flow of data in the network)



IEEE - ans ✅Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, on of the major
standard-setting bodies for technological development

, Intranet - ans ✅An internal network the provides file and resource sharing
but it's not accessed from the internet



IP Address - ans ✅Unique 32-bit address the identifies on which network
the computer is located as well as differentiate the computer from all other
devices on the same network; they are logical addresses and can be found
using the ipconfig/all command



IP Internetwork - ans ✅A network that uses IP addressing for identifying
devices connected to the network



ipconfig/all - ans ✅Enables the MAC address information to be displayed
from the command prompt



ISP - ans ✅Internet service provider



Link Integrity Test - ans ✅Protocol used to verify that a communication link
between two Ethernet devices has been established.

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