IT Support: Networking

What is the internet?

The physically connection of many computers and wires around the world

What is the WorldwideWeb?

It is the information on the Internet

What are servers?

Store websites like Google

What are clients?

A desktop computer or workstation that is capable of obtaining information and applications from a server.

What is a MAC Address?

MAC means Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique number stored in each NIC so it can be used to identify a device on a network.

What are IP Addresses?

It is a number that identifies a particular device

What are packets?

Small chunks of one whole data sent individually throughout the web on their own path

What are switches?

A device for connecting computers and other network capable devices together to form a network. They also act as bridges, which connect more than one network, allowing them to function as one network.

What are hubs?

hey are hardware devices that connect many network devices making them into a single network segment.

What is a URL?

A text-based address that points to a specific page on the internet.

What is DNS and what does it stand for?

The Domain Name System (DNS) converts domain names or host names into IP addresses.

What is a domain name?

A name that identifies one or more IP addresses?

What is another way to think of a switch?

Like mailrooms in a building

What is a network stack?

all the components that makes up computer networking

What is the primary infrastructure that created the Internet?

TCP/IP

What is TCP( Transmission Control Protocol)?

Handles reliable delivery from one network to another

What is a NAT and what does it do?

a way to map multiple local private addresses to a public one before transferring the information.

What is an IPv4 address?

4 byte (32 bit) number used to identify a computer or network of computers

Whta is an IPv6 address?

128 bit address used to identify a computer or network