WGU Network and Security-Foundations-C172 Test Questions with 100% Complete Solutions Graded A+

Application Layer(7th layer) - Interacts with application programs that incorporate a communication component such as your internet browser and email (provides user interface) Bus Topology - The computers share the media (coaxial cable) for data transmission CAT6 (category 6) - Twisted-pair cables capable of carrying up to 1000Mbps (1 gigabit) of data up to a length of 100 meters Crossover - 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 - 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) - Layer of the OSI reference model that handles error control (synchronization), and sequencing controls which terminals are sending and receiving. Media access is controlled (MAC) by the Data Link Layer Deterministic - Access to the network is provided at fixed time intervals Ethernet, Physical, Hardware, or Adapter Address - Other names for MAC address Firewall Protection - Used to prevent unauthorized access to your network Host Address/Number - The portion of the IP address that defines the location of the networking device connected to the network also called the hose address Hotspots - A limited geographic area that provides wireless access for the public Hub - 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 - The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the agency that assigns IP addresses to computer networks ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol (preform diagnostics, report errors, control the flow of data in the network) IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, on of the major standard-setting bodies for technological development Intranet - An internal network the provides file and resource sharing but it's not accessed from the internet IP Address - 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 - A network that uses IP addressing for identifying devices connected to the network ipconfig/all - Enables the MAC address information to be displayed from the command prompt ISP - Internet service provider Link Integrity Test - Protocol used to verify that a communication link between two Ethernet devices has been established. Link Light - Indicates that the transmit and receive pairs are properly aligned Link Pulses - Sent by each of the connected devices via the twisted-pair cables when data is not being transmitted to indicate that the link is still up Local Area Network (LAN) - Network of users that share computer resources in a limited area MAC Address - A unique 6-byte address assigned by the vendor of the network interface card; A MAC address has two portions. The OUI is comprised of the first 6 digits and the last half is assigned by the manufacturer. Mbps - Megabits per second Mesh Topology - All networking devices are directly connected to each other (fault tolerant; stations can still communicate if some segments go down) Multiport Repeater - Another name for a hub Network Address Translation (NAT) - Translates the private IP address to a public address for routing over the internet Network Interface Card(NIC) - The electronic hardware used to interface the computer to the network Network Layer (3rd layer) - Defines how data packets are routed in a network. Accepts outgoing messages and combines messages or segments into packets, adding a header that includes routing information (provides a logical path for data) Network Number - The portion of the IP address that defines which network the IP packet is originating from or being delivered to Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) - The first 3 bytes of the MAC address the identifies the manufacturer of the network hardware (ex. Network interface card has MAC address of A, the OUI is 00-00-86) OSI - Open system interconnect OSI Model - The seven layers describing network funcations overloading - Where NAT translates the home network's private IP addresses to a single public IP address