Testout Network Pro chapter 1 Exam

Testout Network Pro chapter 1 Exam Return-to-zero -Answer- Host Role -Answer-peer-to-peer and client-server Peer-to-Peer -Answer-peer-to-peer network makes it so each host can provide network resources to other hosts or access resources located on other hosts. Client-Server -Answer-Hosts have specific roles. Geography -Answer-Personal Area Network (Pan), Local Area Network (LAN), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), Wide Area Network (WAN Personal Area Network (PAN) -Answer-Very small network used between personal devices (i.e. wireless headset) Local Area Network (LAN) -Answer-Network in a small geographic area (i.e. office) Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) -Answer-covers an area that is roughtly the same size as a standard LAN but uses radio signals instead of wires. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) -Answer-A network that can cover an area as small as a few blocks to an entire metropolitan city, Wide Area Network (WAN) -Answer-Group of LANs that are geographically isolated. Management -Answer-Subnet, Internetwork, Network Network -Answer-computer system controlled by a single organization. Subnet -Answer-A subnet is a portion of a network with a common network address Internetwork -Answer-A network with geographically disperse (WAN) connections that connect multiple LANs. Patricipation -Answer-Internet, Intranet, Extranet Internet -Answer-Large, world-wide, public network. Intranet -Answer-Private network the uses internet technologies. Intranet only available to hosts. Extranet -Answer-Private network that used internet technologies but its resources are made available to external users. Bus -Answer-Consists of a trunk cable with nodes either inserted directly into the trunk or tapped into the trunk using offshoot cables called drop cables. Messages are sent to all devices connected to the bus