TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE SOLUTION VERIFIED PASS
●● communicate, share
Answer: The purpose of a computer network is to
________________________ and __________________________
resources.
●● Network Interface Controller Card
Answer: Plugged into the motherboard and allows a network cable to be
plugged in
●● Client
Answer: Anything that makes up a network, usually computers,
smartphones, peripheral devices connected to a central computer
●● server
Answer: The purpose of a ___________________ is to share data or
hardware and software resources among clients.
●● Network Ready
,Answer: Term used to describe a computer that already has an NIC card
built in
●● Ethernet Cord
Answer: Most common NIC
●● Media Access Control address
Answer: The ethernet cord provides the computer with a unique 48-bit
address called a ______________________________.
●● Protocol
Answer: A rule that governs computer or network usage
●● Twisted Wire
Answer: The most common form of ethernet cable wire
●● Network Hub
Answer: The central location of the computer network
●● Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Answer: Protocol that guarantees the reliability of the computer file
received by the network's end user; will not send unless all packets are
available
, ●● User Datagram Protocol
Answer: Protocol used primarily for streaming videos
●● does not
Answer: UDP (does or does not) need all packets in order for the file to
be viewed
●● Network Operating System
Answer: Software the controls an entire network
●● Cisco Systems, Inc.
Answer: A company that the book used as an example of an NOS
provider
●● Network Administrator
Answer: Oversees the NOS and is responsible for authenticating all
users of a network; also ensures the network is running smoothly and is
secure
●● Network Topology
Answer: The mapping of a physical network and logical
interconnections between nodes