ISTM 210 Final Exam Knowledge Check Questions (Chapter 8-14) ACTUAL
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The central computer in a network is called what? Server
Any device connected to a network is called what? Node
A computer connected to a server is called what? Client
A printer or scanner connected to a network is called Peripheral device
what?
What device allows a computer to connect to a network? NIC card
What are "rules" called when referring to a network? Protocols
What are the most common types of cables in a network? Twisted pair
What is the central location of a network? Hub
What is the best protocol for transferring a large TCP/IP
database file through a network?
What is the best protocol for transferring video through a UDP
network?
Software that controls an entire network is called what? NOS
What does logging in do for a network user? Authenticates them
What is the most common topology? Star
What is the least used topology? Ring
Where was the university that produced the Internet? UCLA
What was the Internet's original name? ARPNET
What kind of network model is the Internet? Client/Server
, What does the acronym URL mean? Uniform resource locator
What is the most important aspect of a website? Content
What application software provides an interface that Browser
displays the WWW?
What are stored copies of previously viewed web pages? Cache
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The central computer in a network is called what? Server
Any device connected to a network is called what? Node
A computer connected to a server is called what? Client
A printer or scanner connected to a network is called Peripheral device
what?
What device allows a computer to connect to a network? NIC card
What are "rules" called when referring to a network? Protocols
What are the most common types of cables in a network? Twisted pair
What is the central location of a network? Hub
What is the best protocol for transferring a large TCP/IP
database file through a network?
What is the best protocol for transferring video through a UDP
network?
Software that controls an entire network is called what? NOS
What does logging in do for a network user? Authenticates them
What is the most common topology? Star
What is the least used topology? Ring
Where was the university that produced the Internet? UCLA
What was the Internet's original name? ARPNET
What kind of network model is the Internet? Client/Server
, What does the acronym URL mean? Uniform resource locator
What is the most important aspect of a website? Content
What application software provides an interface that Browser
displays the WWW?
What are stored copies of previously viewed web pages? Cache
