Chapter 1

What is the purpose of an IP address? It identifies the physical location of a data center. It identifies a location in memory from which a program runs. It identifies a return address for replying to email messages. It identifies the source and destination of data packets on a network.

It identifies the source and destination of data packets on a network.

Which statement describes the ping and tracert commands? Tracert shows each hop, while ping shows a destination reply only. Tracert uses IP addresses; ping does not. Both ping and tracert can show results in a graphical display. Ping shows whether the transmission is successful; tracert does not.

Tracert shows each hop, while ping shows a destination reply only.

What is the Internet? the type of physical media used by computers to access the World Wide Web a network of networks an application used to access the World Wide Web a small isolated internal network of a company

a network of networks

Match the terms: Byte Bit Gigabyte Megabyte Terabyte Kilobyte

a one or zero approximately one trillion bytes approximately one thousand bytes approximately one million bytes a one or zero approximately one billion bytes

What terms represent the maximum and actual speed that can be utilized by a device to transfer data? bandwidth; throughput throughput; bandwidth bandwidth; goodput throughput; goodput

bandwidth; throughput

What is an advantage of the peer-to-peer network model? scalability high level of security ease of setup centralized administration

ease of setup

Which two devices are considered end devices? (Choose two.) laptop router switch printer hub

laptop printer

What is the delay in the amount of time for data to travel between two points on a network? bandwidth throughput latency goodput

latency

What type of network is defined by two computers that can both send and receive requests for resources? client/server peer-to-peer enterprise campus

peer-to-peer

Which term is used to describe a network device with the primary function of providing information to other devices? workstation console server client

server

Which criterion can be used to select the appropriate type of network media for a network? the types of data that need to be prioritized the cost of the end devices that are used in the network the number of intermediary devices that are installed in the network the environment where the selected medium is to be installed

the environment where the selected medium is to be installed

Which items are collectively referred to as network media? routers and switches wires and radio waves firewalls and servers PCs and laptops

wires and radio waves