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Intro to Network chp1 Essay
Basic networking terms essay questions
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
09/12/2010

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Adv of client/server network
Definition

Centralized administration, one computer in control

 

Control over who signs on network with logon accounts and passwords

 

Problems can be handled and often fixed from one location

 

Severs are optimized to handle heavy processing loads

 

Easier to add more clients

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Soft skills features
Definition

Customer relations- Being able to listen to a customers concerns and wishes and be able to guide that customer to a solution.  Without customers, a business will not survive, so customer rentention is very important.

 

Oral and written communications - Being able to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients is very important.  You may will need to submit written and oral business proposals, memos and be able to communicate with co-workers.

 

Dependability - People must be able to depend that you will be at work on time and that the you work will be of the highest standards.

 

Teamwork - Must be able to get along with your coworkers and help encourage a benefical work environment

 

Leadership abilities - You may need to have persuade collegues and be able to lead a team to acheive a goal

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Difference b/w connection oriented and connectionless
Definition

Connection oriented protocols ensure data arrives exactly as it was sent, because they establish a connection with another node before they begin transmitting data

 

connectionless protocol does not establish a connection before transmitting and make no effort to ensure that data is delivered free of errors.   Good for live audio or video tranmissions

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difference b/w packet and frame
Definition

Network layer accepts transport layer segments and adds logical addressing information, then the segment becomes a packet. 

 

The Data Link layer divides the data received from the Network layer into frames.  Frames are structured packages for moving data that includes raw data, senders and receivers network addresss, error checking and control information.

Term

Baseband vs Broadband

Definition

Baseband is a transmission form in which digital signals are sent through direct current pulses applied to the wire.  Signals are transmitted one at a time.  Ethernet is an example of Baseband.

 

Broadband is a tranmission form in which signals are modulated as as radiofrequency analog waves that use different frequency ranges. It is multiplexed, used in DSL, cable and satellites tranmissions.

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Populated and Unpopluated segments

Definition

Populated segment is a part of a network that contains end nodes.

 

Unpopulated segment or link segment does not contain end nodes.

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Advantage of Fiber Optic Cable

Definition

Throughput is very fast,

High resistance to noise

Very Secure

 

Suitable for network backbones and for serving applications

 

Uses glass or plastic cores, instead of copper which will soon be short in supply

Term

Session Layer

Definition

Coordinates and maintains communication between two nodes on the network.  It establishes communcation, keeps is secure, synchronized and determines when communciation has been terminated.

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