Exam 1: Lan/Wan Networking: an Overview

After the Soviet's launched the Sputnik satellite into space, ARPA was formed to help reestablish the United States as a leader in science.

____________________ is a technology used in some high-speed LANs and WANs in which packets from one type of network are formatted to look similar to the data transport unit of another network.

A(n)____________________ is a computer (mainframe, minicomputer, server, or workstation)that has an operating system enabling multiple computers to access it at the same time for files, data, and services.

LANs and WANs have roots in early telegraph and telephone systems.

What is encapsulation?

TCP stands for Transmitted Configuration Protocol .

The W in WAN stands for wide.

EBCDIC consists of 96 uppercase and lowercase characters and numbers, plus 32 nonprinting characters.

Which type of technology has advanced the fastest?

In 1990 ____ was gaining in use as the digital switch protocol for public telephone networks.

A(n)____ network is one owned and maintained by an organization.

The R in RFC stands for ____.

The Internet uses the ____________________ protocol to enable people to share e-mail messages and computer files to access a vast array of information.

Microsoft developed the .NET architecture.

PCM sets the stage for ____.

Routers are network transmission devices that connect different LANs or LAN segments using the same access methods.

Of all the network types, a MAN typically spans the shortest distance.

A ____ is typically the least complex type of network.

What is terminal emulation?

The first digital telephone switch was made available by ____.