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Each hostname has a corresponding___ which
uniquely identifies a web page on a network
IP address
TERM 2
Bandwidth is also known as
DEFINITION 2
data transfer rate
TERM 3
Gateway
DEFINITION 3
a dedicated computer used to connect two LANS
TERM 4
Network
DEFINITION 4
a collection of computing devices connected on various ways
to communicate and share resources
TERM 5
What is the current industry standard for LAN
networks
DEFINITION 5
BUS
Wide area network
a network which spans a larger geographic area and
connects 2 or more LANS
TERM 7
STAR network
DEFINITION 7
a LAN with bidirectional communication between a central
node and several satellite nodes
TERM 8
2 advantages to using a file server model
DEFINITION 8
lessens the burden on clientsfile sharing is more efficient
TERM 9
The reason you can send and receive internet
traffic and cable through the same physical
cable is...
DEFINITION 9
the 2 cations have different frequencies
TERM 10
4 steps in packet switching
DEFINITION 10
break up messages into fixed, numbered sizesdetermine first
best hopdetermine each subsequent hoparrive at
destination, then reassemble
Pitfall of the ring topology (2)
not efficienttotal shutdown if one node goes down
TERM 17
Star topology
DEFINITION 17
one central node controls all message traffic
TERM 18
Pitfall of the start topology
DEFINITION 18
if the central node goes down, there will be a total shutdown
TERM 19
Bus topology
DEFINITION 19
all nodes are connected to a single communication line that
carries messages in both directions
TERM 20
Firewall
DEFINITION 20
used to enforce an access control policy which regulates
which types of network communication is permissible
Why is it impossible to have the following IP
address 441.222.111.123 (2)
you need more than 8 bits for the 441. part of the
address255 is the max number you can have with 8 bits
TERM 22
Internet backbone
DEFINITION 22
a set of high capacity data routes that carry internet traffic
TERM 23
Router
DEFINITION 23
a network device that directs the packet between networks
toward its final destination
TERM 24
Protocol
DEFINITION 24
code which requires abiding by correct etiquette and
procedure for computer communication
TERM 25
TCP (3)
DEFINITION 25
transfer control protocoltransport layer in OSIbreaks data
into fixed, numbered packets
What is the base in binary
base 2
TERM 32
What is the base in decimal
DEFINITION 32
base 10
TERM 33
What is the base in hexadecimal (2)
DEFINITION 33
16values ranging from 0 to F
TERM 34
John Von Neumann based his architecture on
what principle
DEFINITION 34
that data and instructions can be stored in the same place
TERM 35
Gigabyte is___ Megabyte is___ Kilobyte is ___
DEFINITION 35
1,000,000,000 bytes or 8,000,000,000 bits1,000,000 bytes
or 8,000,000 bits1,000 bytes or 8,000 bits
4 steps involved in the fetch execute cycle
fetch the next instructionload the instruction in the
instruction register and decode itget the data from memory,
cache, or register if neededexecute the instruction
TERM 37
2 components of the control unit
DEFINITION 37
instruction registerprogram counter
TERM 38
Describe 2132 MHz FSB
DEFINITION 38
2132 million cycles per secondfront side bus
TERM 39
Why is it reasonable to have a slower FSB
than CPU
DEFINITION 39
FSB accesses main memory much less frequently than the
CPU
TERM 40
What is the tradeoff between size and speed
for cache memory
DEFINITION 40
the larger the size of the cache memory the slower the
speedthe smaller the size of the cache memory the faster the
speed
Computer processing speed is measured in___
base 10
TERM 47
Computer memory/storage is measured in___
DEFINITION 47
base 2
