Tech 3 Nov 5 Networking Flashcard

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Before computer networks, people walked a pile of _________cards or a reel of magnetic tape to the other side of the building when specific data was needed.

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punch

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Another key benefit of the earliest computer networks was the ability to ___________ expensive resources such as printers or large storage drives.

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share

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Relatively small networks of close-by computers are called ________ _________ Networks, or LANs for short.

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Local Area

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Larger networks, as Mr. Dipert eluded to, are called WANs, which stands for _______ ________ Networks.

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Wide Area

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The most famous Ethernet (wired networking) technology is __________.

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Ethernet

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Without __________, a computer won't know if a message sent over the network is intended for itself.

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MAC Addresses and IP Addresses

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___________ is the rate at which a carrier can transmit data.

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Bandwidth

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As network traffic increases, the probability that two computers will attempt to send data at the same time will increase, which is called a ________,

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Collision

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Computers have to retry after a collision occurs when they try to send data... it's best if they wait longer and longer each collision - this is called _________ backoff.

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Exponential

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If there are a large number of computers on a local area network, a network ___________ can help divide the network into smaller groups.

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