ISM 4220 EXAM 1 (FSU - FRANKS) STUDY GUIDE
Internet Service Provider (ISP) - Answers - Carrier that provides Internet access and
transmission.
Host - Answers - Any device attached to a network
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) - Answers - The organization that allocates
blocks of IP addresses to regional assigned number authorities for distribution to
organizations and Internet service providers.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - Answers - An organization that develops and
promotes Internet standards; TCP/IP's standards agency
Application Message - Answers - A message sent from one networked application to
another over a network.
Server Host - Answers - In client/server processing, a server program on a server host
provides services to a client program on a client host.
Client Host - Answers - In client/server processing, a server program on a server host
provides services to a client program on a client host.
Rack Servers - Answers - Server that fits in a standard equip- ment rack. Each rack can
hold several rack servers positioned one on top of another.
Network Applications - Answers - Those applications that require a network to
communicate with one another in order to function.
Client Program - Answers - Program that receives service from a server program on
server host
Network Stack - Answers - Programs on a host that govern communication to and from
the Internet.
Short Application Messages - Answers - A message small enough to fit into a single
packet
Long Application Message - Answers - A message that must be divided into smaller
fragments, each of which is placed in its own TCP segment, placed in its own IP packet
Internet Protocol Addresses (IP Address) - Answers - The address that every computer
needs when it con- nects to the Internet; IP addresses are 32 bits long.
, Router - Answers - A device that forwards packets within an internet. Routers connect
two or more single net- works (subnets).
Data Links - Answers - The path that a frame takes across a single network
Route - Answers - A packet's ENTIRE trip between the source host and the destination
host
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) - Answers - Protocol that provides each
user PC with a temporary IP address to use each time he or she connects to the
Internet.
Dynamic IP Address - Answers - A temporarily assigned IP address
Static IP Address - Answers - An IP address that is manually assigned to a device and
remains constant until it is manually changed
Domain Naming System (DNS) - Answers - A server that provides IP addresses for
users who know only a tar- get host's host name. DNS servers also provide a
hierarchical system for naming domains.
Single Network - Answers - A network that uses a single set of standards for all devices.
Point to Point Network - Answers - A network that directly connects two devices. Often
used to connect two routers on the Internet that are many miles apart.
1. The transmission medium
2. Physical connector on each device
3. How 1s and 0s are transmitted - Answers - Three Parts of the Physical Standard
Frames - Answers - 1) A message at the data link layer. 2) In time division multiplexing,
a brief time period, which is further subdivided into slots.
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) - Answers - The most widely used data link layer protocol
in point-to-point networking; only has one physical link
Ethernet - Answers - a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking; has
more than one physical link
Internet Messages - Answers - Packets
Ethernet Messages - Answers - Frames
Internet Core Routers - Answers - Router used by an Internet service provider
Internet Service Provider (ISP) - Answers - Carrier that provides Internet access and
transmission.
Host - Answers - Any device attached to a network
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) - Answers - The organization that allocates
blocks of IP addresses to regional assigned number authorities for distribution to
organizations and Internet service providers.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - Answers - An organization that develops and
promotes Internet standards; TCP/IP's standards agency
Application Message - Answers - A message sent from one networked application to
another over a network.
Server Host - Answers - In client/server processing, a server program on a server host
provides services to a client program on a client host.
Client Host - Answers - In client/server processing, a server program on a server host
provides services to a client program on a client host.
Rack Servers - Answers - Server that fits in a standard equip- ment rack. Each rack can
hold several rack servers positioned one on top of another.
Network Applications - Answers - Those applications that require a network to
communicate with one another in order to function.
Client Program - Answers - Program that receives service from a server program on
server host
Network Stack - Answers - Programs on a host that govern communication to and from
the Internet.
Short Application Messages - Answers - A message small enough to fit into a single
packet
Long Application Message - Answers - A message that must be divided into smaller
fragments, each of which is placed in its own TCP segment, placed in its own IP packet
Internet Protocol Addresses (IP Address) - Answers - The address that every computer
needs when it con- nects to the Internet; IP addresses are 32 bits long.
, Router - Answers - A device that forwards packets within an internet. Routers connect
two or more single net- works (subnets).
Data Links - Answers - The path that a frame takes across a single network
Route - Answers - A packet's ENTIRE trip between the source host and the destination
host
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) - Answers - Protocol that provides each
user PC with a temporary IP address to use each time he or she connects to the
Internet.
Dynamic IP Address - Answers - A temporarily assigned IP address
Static IP Address - Answers - An IP address that is manually assigned to a device and
remains constant until it is manually changed
Domain Naming System (DNS) - Answers - A server that provides IP addresses for
users who know only a tar- get host's host name. DNS servers also provide a
hierarchical system for naming domains.
Single Network - Answers - A network that uses a single set of standards for all devices.
Point to Point Network - Answers - A network that directly connects two devices. Often
used to connect two routers on the Internet that are many miles apart.
1. The transmission medium
2. Physical connector on each device
3. How 1s and 0s are transmitted - Answers - Three Parts of the Physical Standard
Frames - Answers - 1) A message at the data link layer. 2) In time division multiplexing,
a brief time period, which is further subdivided into slots.
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) - Answers - The most widely used data link layer protocol
in point-to-point networking; only has one physical link
Ethernet - Answers - a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking; has
more than one physical link
Internet Messages - Answers - Packets
Ethernet Messages - Answers - Frames
Internet Core Routers - Answers - Router used by an Internet service provider
